Former Brookside star Jennifer Ellison says she felt like she was 'in two parallel worlds' after being targeted by a machete wielding gang in Liverpool.
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.
Speaking to Anything Goes with James English, Ellison, 40, claims she was forced off the road after being followed from her house during one of many terrifying confrontations.