Anna Friel tells court of stalking ordeal as former pilot subject to 15-year restraining order

Phil Appleton, 71, made subject to order preventing him contacting actor and banning him from certain areas

The actor Anna Friel has said she is constantly looking over her shoulder after a man stalked her for three years, telling her she would make the “perfect wife” and turning up at her home with a ring.

Friel said Phil Appleton, 71, a former pilot and actor, had “invaded” her private life and that protecting herself and her family against him had taken up valuable time when she wanted to focus on her acting.