A British 'mum on the run' who was jailed in Thailand for overstaying her visa has returned to the UK - but has left her young son there because she's worried he'll be taken into care.

Ellis Matthews, 32, who spent her days in Asia sharing tips on how to claim benefits while living abroad, was deported by Thai authorities after spending more than three months locked up in an overcrowded and squalid immigration prison with her son Cairo, 4.

The benefits TikTokker became a controversial figure on social media with the account 'mum on the run' because of her bikini clad videos bragging how her 'dream life' in Thailand was funded by fiddling £2,300 per month in British benefits.

She claimed to have six mental disorders, a disability and posted videos with advice on how others could cheat the UK benefits system for a life in the sunshine.

She once appeared on reality show Judge Rinder - and claimed to have squandered a £6million fortune.