Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has denied sexually assaulting a woman in London more than a decade ago.
Leslie, from Edinburgh , appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday accused of sexually touching a woman, then aged 30, without her consent in 2008.
The 54-year-old, who presented Blue Peter between 1989 to 1994, is accused of sexual assault in Westminster on December 5 2008.
Leslie, real name John Stott, joined Blue Peter in 1989 and remained with the show until 1994.
In 1998 he took over from Bradley Walsh as the main presenter of game show Wheel Of Fortune, before joining This Morning a year later.
He was replaced on the morning show by Phillip Schofield in 2002.
Between 2012 and 2016, Leslie had short stints as a radio DJ in Scotland with Castle FM and Bauer Radio.
Judge Jeffrey Pegden released the 54-year-old on unconditional bail.
He will now return to Southwark Crown Court for a trial on March 16 2020.
