Abbie Chatfield struggles to find toilet paper ahead of Brisbane’s lockdown

Abbie Chatfield vented her frustrations after visiting a Brisbane supermarket, only to find the shelves once again stripped of toilet paper on Friday.

The 26-year-old reality star shared an image to Instagram of the empty supermarket shelves and wrote: ‘Not this again Brisbane!’

She also posted a photo of herself in a pink crop top, tights and a matching coloured mask as she visited the store ahead of Brisbane’s lockdown.

‘Have to leave to get supplies to survive the weekend… Sanitiser and mask on DECK,’ Abbie wrote.

It comes as panic buying has broken out across greater Brisbane as 2.5 million residents prepare to head into a three-day-long lockdown to curb the spread of a UK strain of Covid-19.

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton, and Redland residents will only be allowed to leave their homes for four reasons from 6pm on Friday to 6pm on Monday.

That includes essential shopping, work, healthcare or exercise around the neighbourhood. They will also need to wear face masks when leaving their homes.

The draconian lockdown comes after a Brisbane hotel quarantine cleaner tested positive on Thursday for a UK strain of Covid-19, which authorities say is 70 per cent more infectious.

The news of a lockdown has led residents in the region to storm the local supermarkets and stock up on groceries.

Ms Palaszczuk has urged residents to think of the three-day-long lockdown as a ‘long weekend’.

‘We need to do this. I’ve accepted the strong advice from Dr Young,’ Ms Palaszczuk said.

‘If we do not do this now, it could end up being a 30-day lockdown.’