Denise Welch

Toraq Wyngard, 64, is sentenced for stalking the Loose Women star, leaving her "terrified".

Wyngard pleaded guilty to the stalking charges at a hearing last September but his sentencing was delayed after he later attempted to change his pleas, claiming he had been "pressured" into admitting the offences, the court heard. The court heard that he claimed to be a press photographer after police found two cameras in his bag. Toraq Wyngard, 64, who was found with a kitchen knife in his rucksack, caused £4,285 of damage after the fire spread.

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The former Coronation Street actress Denise Welch said "this whole experience terrified me and continues to do so", as she gave evidence via video-link.

Wyngard claimed to be a press photographer and police found two cameras in his bag, the court was told. The TV star and actress, 63, said she was alerted to the fire by her husband Lincoln Townley's "piercing scream" when a member of the public knocked on their door after spotting the flames. A stalker who started a fire in the driveway of Denise Welch's home and left her "terrified" has been jailed.

Toraq Wyngard, 53, was convicted last September of stalking causing serious alarm or distress to the actress between September 18, 2020, and February 11 ...

But he admitted a charge of stalking the ex-Hollyoaks actress and causing serious alarm or distress between September 18, 2020 and February 1, 2021 and a hearing in September. But on the day he was originally due to be sentenced, in October, last year, he indicated he intended changing his pleas - causing a delay in the case. The fire - believed to have been started using an accelerant - was soon extinguished but there had been a risk of the fire spreading and 'creating a large amount of toxic smoke' and causing 'serious injury or death'. Toraq Wyngard (pictured), 53, could face a lengthy jail sentence after he was convicted last September of stalking causing serious alarm or distress to the actress between September 18, 2020, and February 11 last year Toraq Wyngard, 53, was convicted last September of stalking causing serious alarm or distress to the actress between September 18, 2020, and February 11 last year. He set fire to a skip on the driveway, with the blaze, which caused £4,285 of damage, spreading to the garage.

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The snap came after Denise attended the GLAAD Awards this week, looking a little more herself in a sparkly red jacket with matching heels and lippie. ‘Playing around with wigs and a ‘smidge’ of a filter with @glambypamelab,’ she wrote. The Loose Women star, 63, has been playing around with wigs and filters and looks genuinely unrecognisable in her latest Instagram post.

On Instagram, the former ITV Coronation Street star and BBC Waterloo Road actress shared a glimpse at her new look.

Lorna said: "Looking good in the disguise x." She said: "It has changed my life. Zoe asked: "That is NOT you !!!!!" and Nurse said: "Doesn’t even look like u!!!

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CCTV showed Wyngard writing the graffiti and he was captured on CCTV at a nearby shop buying the pen. Several months after, on February 10 2021, while Wyngard was released under investigation, Denise and her husband discovered the words “Witch” and “Pimp” along with an upside-down cross had been scrawled on their front gate in blue marker pen, the court was told. Denise Welch's stalker scrawled the words "witch" and "pimp" along with an upside down cross on her front gate, just months after starting a fire in her driveway, a court heard on Thursday.

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The court heard that Wyngard claimed to be a press photographer and police found two cameras in his bag. Following the sentencing, Welch tweeted: “Stalking is a serious offence. Welch said she was alerted to the fire by her husband’s “piercing scream” when a member of the public knocked on their door after spotting the flames. Pleased that in our case we had a judge who saw this. She added that he suffered from bipolar disorder and had been failing to take his medication. Toraq Wyngard started a fire in the driveway of Welch’s home in Wilmslow that she shares with her husband, Lincoln Townley, and left her “terrified”.

Fans of the Loose Women star were absolutely stunned and didn't even recognise her.

I have a wonderful life and this man has permanently scarred it." Won’t ever tire of this view and feel very lucky." Vocal coach and TV judge Zoe Tyler was among the first to comment, writing: "That is NOT you!!!!!" However, @robertajburton added: "I don’t like it. "Anyway, I’m loving life here in LA but I miss my pals and my @lighterlife gang. The 63-year-old wrote alongside the image: "Playing around with wigs and a ‘smidge’ of a filter with @glambypamelab. I now feel the need for an ‘interview look’ every time I go to the bloody shops!!!"