Elyse Knowles enjoyed a relaxing walk on the beach with her dogs after she was slammed for boasting about a recent camping trip amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The makeup-free model, 27, flaunted her trim and toned figure while out for a stroll with her dogs on a quiet beach in Byron Bay, on the NSW North Coast, on Thursday.
She ditched her shoes and wore a coral coloured bikini top which she teamed with denim mini shorts.
Barefoot beauty! Elyse Knowles ditched her shoes to enjoy a relaxing stroll on a quiet beach in Byron Bay on Thursday
The beauty went barefoot for the stroll, opting to keep luscious blonde hair under her green hat and sunglasses on.
She also toted a canvas bag by Assembly Label with her essentials, including her Weimaraners’ toys.
She was later spotted playing a lively game of fetch with the two dogs.
Fetch! The makeup free model, 27, flaunted her trim and toned figure while out for a stroll on a quiet beach with her Weimaraner dogs
Beach beauty: She dressed down for the outing in coral coloured bikini top, teamed with denim mini shorts
Relaxed: The beauty went barefoot for the stroll, opting to keep luscious blonde hair under her green hat and sunglasses
The dogs ran up and down the beach as she threw a tennis ball for them to catch.
Missing from Elyse’s walk was her boyfriend Josh Barker, 31, who likely stayed at home following social distancing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Last Tuesday, Elyse and Josh landed themselves in hot water after sharing photos from their camping holiday and calling it a ‘magical’ trip.
Walkies! Joining Elyse on the outing was with two of her Weimaraner dogs
Staying active: The dogs ran up and down the beach as she threw a tennis ball for them to catch
Keeping it together: She also toted a canvas bag by Assembly Label with her essentials, including her dogs’ toys
‘No earlier ferries so we embraced being near no one. Time to hit the road before the borders close,’ she wrote in the caption.
Her post prompted many followers to call her out, accusing the couple of being ‘insensitive’, ‘moronic’ and ‘tone deaf’.
A fired-up Josh responded to critics in a lengthy comment on Elyse’s post, accusing them of ‘bullying and harassment’.
‘Tone deaf’: Missing from Elyse’s walk was her boyfriend Josh Barker, 31, who likely stayed at home amid the pandemic. Last Tuesday, Elyse and Josh landed themselves in hot water after sharing photos from their camping holiday and calling it a ‘magical’ trip
‘So for all you morons that don’t know our circumstances, our ferry to Moreton [was] booked in January,’ he said.
‘There wasn’t a camping ban when we left the mainland a week ago otherwise they wouldn’t have let us go, and then when we actually tried to change our ferry to get home earlier “like everyone else on the island” they were fully booked.’
The next day, Elyse explained that she hadn’t been aware of the severity of the pandemic when she and Josh set out on their holiday.
Explanation: Later Elyse explained that she hadn’t been aware of the severity of the pandemic when she and Josh set out on their holiday
She said as soon as they realised what was happening, they made every effort to return to Byron Bay.
‘As things started to change, we started to know that we needed to be home, and tried to get on earlier ferries, but because we were on an island, we couldn’t,’ she said in a video shared to Instagram.
‘So, we isolated as much as we could, we didn’t see anyone, and came back on the ferry when we could.’
As of Saturday afternoon, there are 5,525 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including 30 deaths.
Pandemic: As of Saturday afternoon, there are 5,525 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including 30 deaths