Roberta Williams, the Paris Hilton of Australia

Here is a perfect example that the search for a celebrity knows no bounds even here in Australia:

FROM Underbelly to bikini belly, tragic figure Roberta Williams has sunk to a predictable new low by stripping down for a men’s magazine.

Shocking few other than her crime baron ex-husband Carl Williams, Roberta has un-zipped her tracksuit in the latest bid to cash in on her underworld infamy.

Not surprisingly, the Zoo Weekly shoot and the accompanying A Current Affair behind-the-scenes segment, to air tonight, was brokered by 2Day FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands before Roberta split with his management company King Kyle last month.

“It was something Roberta wanted to do and we were happy to help her out with it,” Sandilands’ manager Andrew Hawkins said yesterday.

While the convicted drug dealer and mother-of-four thinks she looks “fantastic” in the shots, her ex-hubby apparently had his concerns.

“He was shocked at first cos I’m a nerdy person. He didn’t think I’d do it,” she told the magazine. [News.com]

Roberta Williams is the ex-wife of a notorious crime boss from Melbourne who is currently sitting in jail here in Victoria. She has been all over the news recently especially on Channel 9 and she has become something like the Paris Hilton of Australia because she is famous for being married to a famous mob boss. Considering Australia’s convict past I guess she does make a suitable celebrity for Australia. 😉