Jennifer Ellison says she was forced off the road by a machete wielding gang in targeted attack during relationship with jailed ex Anthony Richardson - after drive-by shooting at her home almost cost her a Hollywood role By Jason Chester and Nick Owens For Mailonline Published: 09:35 BST, 6 June 2024 | Updated: 09:43 BST, 6 June 2024 e-mail 4 View comments 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. 'Literally one day I drove out of my house and a well known family in Liverpool chased me in the car and [I] drove over the central embankment and the car lifted off its feet and then next thing I know they've got this machete,' she recalled. 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 A high-profile relationship wit.
