S Club star tells of robbery and shooting terror... but still loses speeding ban case with 21 points

SINGER Rachel Stevens tearfully told a court how she was left traumatised by a jewellery robbery and witnessing a shooting, as she made a failed bid to evade a driving ban over a series of speeding tickets.

- Tristan Kirk

The 45-year-old S Club star and radio DJ told magistrates she was "absolutely terrified" when she was grabbed around the neck in an ambush at her north London home.

Just a few weeks later Stevens was embroiled in a second drama as she dined with her family at the Harry Morgan restaurant in St John's Wood, when a gunman opened fire in a suspected gangland shooting.

The singer fought back tears at Willesden magistrates' court as she recalled the 2009 incidents, saying she still suffers from post-traumatic stress, anxiety and now fears being in cars alone with strangers. Stevens made an emotional bid to keep hold of her driving licence despite being issued with 21 penalty points from five speeding incidents since 2019.