EastEnders teen star Ellie Dadd targeted by stalker in seven month ordeal
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EastEnders star Ellie Dadd has been targeted by a stalker. The young star, who is 19 and plays Amy Mitchell in the BBC One soap, was sent an overwhelming amount of messages by a stalker over the course of seven months. The actress was targeted by a 21-year-old called Cora Upple.
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In a campaign of abuse, she would ‘post stories and posts tagging the victim in them, and about the victim’, according to The Sun. Medway magistrates court also heard Upple’s campaign ‘amounted to harassment’, leading to Ellie taking out a restraining order.
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. The 21-year-old also admitted she violated a stalking prevention order which was given to her in October 2023. ‘This raises concerns for all celebrities as to whether they are protected from people who don’t understand the impact of stalking,’ a source added to the publication.
Upple was handed a nine-month suspended sentence before Christmas, and was also given a stalking prevention order that will last five years. EastEnders had no comment to make when approached by Metro. Ellie took over the role as Amy Mitchell in 2022. Prior to this, the youngster was played by Abbie Burke.
The character, who is Jack Branning’s (Scott Maslen) daughter, struggled with her mental health in recent years, and began self-harming. Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who’s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale?.
