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Jennifer Ellison says she was forced off the road in SECOND machete attack during relationship with jailed ex Anthony Richardson - after drive-by shooting at her home almost cost her a Hollywood role


The actress was at the height of her fame after starring as teenager Emily Shadwick in the Channel 4 soap opera before embarking on a short-lived pop career.

But a high-profile relationship with ex-fiancé Anthony Richardson, who was linked to criminal underworld figures in Liverpool and jailed for a vicious sword attack in 2011, made her a vulnerable target for rival gang members. A high-profile relationship with ex-fiancé Anthony Richardson, who was linked to criminal underworld figures in Liverpool, made her a vulnerable target for rival gang members At the time Ellison's taxi driver father was living at the property, and she admits it was only luck that prevented him being home when the shooting occurred in the early hours of the morning.

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