A stalker who had a 'fixation' with the actress Anna Friel has been ordered not to contact the star or her daughter as part of his bail conditions ahead of his sentencing next month.
Phil Appleton, 71, admitted stalking the actress, who first shot to fame by being part of the first on-screen lesbian kiss on Channel 4's Brookside, for almost three years.
He had pursued a course of conduct 'which had a substantial adverse effect on her usual day-to-day activities', including sending unwanted emails, attending her home address and leaving gifts.
A previous hearing heard that Friel was concerned she might see the defendant at a 'health club' they both attended.
Reading Crown Court heard on Thursday that a psychiatrist had diagnosed Appleton with bipolar affective disorder and also believes he has a further diagnosis of 'erotomania' - a paranoid condition that is characterised by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with them.
