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Fern Britton's stalker avoids jail as he's sentenced after two-year campaign of harassment against TV star


A man who stalked TV presenter Fern Britton by sending her flowers and staying in the cottage that she rented out in Cornwall has been given a 10-year restraining order

A man has been sentenced after stalking TV presenter Fern Britton (Image: ITV)We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. James Haviland, of Great Oaks Chase, Chineham, Hampshire, pleaded guilty to stalking the former Celebrity Big Brother star without causing fear, alarm or distress, between November 20, 2021 and September 16, 2023, in the Wadebridge area. Sentencing Haviland at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court, District Judge Stephen Apted said he had caused the former This Morning presenter “distress and anxiety” by his “prolonged campaign” of stalking.

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