Six years with a violent gangster, ballooning to 14st, cruel attacks from online trolls - Brookside's Jennifer Ellison reveals how she had her spirit crushed, and how she finally found herself again
Jennifer Ellison was an unlikely target when her family home was riddled with bullets from an AK-47 - but the actress was pulled into a gang war because of her boyfriend, Tony Richardson.
She now leads a quiet family life with her husband and three sons, running a successful dance studio in Liverpool which has nurtured grassroots talent.