Disgraced footy WAG Arabella Del Busso sneaks out of jail and rushes back into the arms of her tattooed tradie lover - here's the inside story of her new life after theft shame

Disgraced ex-footy WAG Arabella Del Busso has sneaked out of jail under the cover of darkness to flee to a new state and return to the arms of her tattooed lover.

Del Busso fled Dillwynia Women's Correctional Centre, in Sydney's west, after 5am on Friday. 

Daily Mail Australia can reveal the convicted ex-reality TV show star has left NSW to begin a new life with her builder boyfriend in Melbourne.

Del Busso, 34, walked from Australia's largest female prison after serving just five months for stealing money from her employer when she worked as a receptionist. 

The heavily-inked ex-lingerie model then flew on to Victoria where she plans to set up house with construction company owner James Warwick.

Del Busso - who found notoriety as the woman who faked pregnancies while dating former NRL star Josh Reynolds - has no further restrictions or parole hanging over her head. 

A judge has decided that it was impractical to give her a NSW community service order when she was moving to Victoria. 

Her new boyfriend Mr Warwick, known as 'Wazza' to his mates, has been patiently waiting for Del Busso's release, and had vowed to love and protect her when she walks free.

After Judge John Pickering decided to reduce Del Busso's maximum 20 month prison sentence to five months, the convicted thief and her lover began planning their new lives south of the border.

The couple have been dating for 20 months, although since Del Busso was jailed in February the romance has been kept alive via telephone calls and interstate prison visits.

Del Busso, 34, began dating Warwick when she was already facing charges for stealing $52,350 from a small Sydney medical practice between September 2019 and February 2020.

While working as a receptionist for Rheumatology Specialist Care, she devised a scheme to steal tens of thousands of dollars from their practices in Kogarah and Randwick in Sydney's south.

By then she was already infamous for the faked pregnancies, doing a paid 60 Minutes interview about them and as a SAS Australia fleeing the TV show in tears. 

Del Busso eventually pleaded guilty to two charges and was jailed.

Mr Warwick has been flying interstate to visit Del Busso every fortnight and spending $220 on Uber rides to the vast Dillwynia women's prison 55km northwest of Sydney.

In a letter to support his girlfriend's release, Mr Warwick described her as 'kind, supportive, loving'.

The builder, who is in his mid-30s and from northeastern Melbourne, said in a court affidavit: 'I feel people don't know the real Arabella Del Busso'.

'The Bella that I have grown to love is the most caring, genuine, down to earth, selfless person I have met from a relationship perspective.

'Bella loves the home we have created back in Melbourne. She is is a safe place where she can be herself and focus on ... enjoying the great things life has to offer with our family and our dogs.'

The former Aussie Rules player said Del Busso had been 'impacted mentally' by her relationship with Reynolds.

'She has spoken with me about how hard that time in her life was... with who she was as a person being openly pulled apart,' Warwick added.

'I know by the conversations we share about her traumatic experiences inside, she is suffering.'

Warwick, a former amateur footy player in the 2014 premiership-winning side the Northern Blues, said that since she was taken into custody, 'I worry every day about her being in jail.

'Her experiences inside jail may have taken a real toll on her that she will need time and help to overcome.

'I will be doing everything I can to make sure she is safe and protected when she is out and eventually returns home tome in Melbourne.'

Warwick wiped away tears as he sat in the back of the Downing Centre District Court back in April and watched Del Busso onscreen from the AVL booth at Dillwynia, where she claimed to have been threatened and humiliated.

Del Busso was appealing against the severity of her 20 month prison sentence, begging for a community order which would allow her to walk free from behind bars.

But NSW District Court Judge John Pickering unleashed on Del Busso's barrister Jehane Ghabrial when she tried to claim 'extracurial punishment' or trial by media as a mitigating factor.

'Being real about it, she's pursued it. She put herself on a reality program. She put herself on national television,' he said. 

'No-one forced her to go on (reality show) SAS Australia.'