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Joe Gammie & Lottie Gibbons

Louise Redknapp blames divorce 'trauma' for running red light

Louise Redknapp has blamed the "trauma" of her divorce from ex Jamie for running a red light.

The former Strictly Come Dancing star has been fined £666 for driving her Land Rover through the lights.

Her lawyer Rebecca Penfold, said at the time of the incident, Redknapp was going through the "trauma" of a divorce and had paparazzi following her on a daily basis.

Pleading guilty to the offence, the singer expressed her "full remorse" and apologised to Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

The singer admitted driving through the red signal in Swandon Way, at the junction with Wandsworth Bridge, in south-west London at around 9.34am on November 2 last year.

Her lawyer added: "She expressed her full remorse as evidenced by the guilty plea and expresses her apologies to the court.

"She takes full responsibility for this.

"At the time of November 2018 she was going through the personal trauma of a divorce that was made that much harder by the constant media interest.

Jamie and Louise Redknapp at the Cannes Lions 2015 (AP Photo/Lionel CironneauPA)

"She describes having paparazzi following her on a daily basis."

Redknapp split from her ex-husband and Liverpool FC star, Jamie, after 19 years together, at the end of 2017.

The pair have two children together.

Magistrate James Murray handed Redknapp, who was not in court for the hearing, a £666 fine and ordered three points be put on her driving licence.

He also said the star, from Esher in Surrey, will have to pay a £66 surcharge and £85 costs.

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