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| TV personality Chloe Madeley has been disqualified from driving after pleading guilty to drink driving. | TV personality Chloe Madeley has been disqualified from driving after pleading guilty to drink driving. |
| Madeley, 22, the daughter of TV presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, was arrested after a crash in Barnet, north London, last month. | Madeley, 22, the daughter of TV presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, was arrested after a crash in Barnet, north London, last month. |
| She was almost twice the legal limit when the crash happened, Hendon Magistrates' Court heard. | She was almost twice the legal limit when the crash happened, Hendon Magistrates' Court heard. |
| The court was told her car clipped another vehicle and overturned. She was disqualified for 20 months. | The court was told her car clipped another vehicle and overturned. She was disqualified for 20 months. |
| Madeley worked as a showbusiness reporter on the Watch channel chat show New Position, which was hosted by her parents. She has also presented Channel 4's Big Brother's Big Mouth. | Madeley worked as a showbusiness reporter on the Watch channel chat show New Position, which was hosted by her parents. She has also presented Channel 4's Big Brother's Big Mouth. |
| The court heard that she had drunk two cocktails before the crash on 16 August. | The court heard that she had drunk two cocktails before the crash on 16 August. |
| Prosecutor Priya Valentine said Madeley had been driving her Peugeot 206 when she collided with a stationary vehicle, causing a "substantial" amount of damage. | Prosecutor Priya Valentine said Madeley had been driving her Peugeot 206 when she collided with a stationary vehicle, causing a "substantial" amount of damage. |
| Police found her car on its roof but no-one was at the scene. They traced her as the owner and she was arrested at her parents' home in north London. | Police found her car on its roof but no-one was at the scene. They traced her as the owner and she was arrested at her parents' home in north London. |
| Left 'shocked' | Left 'shocked' |
| Madeley told police she was "dazed and shocked" after the incident, the court heard. | Madeley told police she was "dazed and shocked" after the incident, the court heard. |
| Defending, Alex Radley said Madeley had been drinking with friends in Camden, north London, earlier in the evening before returning home to watch television. | Defending, Alex Radley said Madeley had been drinking with friends in Camden, north London, earlier in the evening before returning home to watch television. |
| Mr Radley said: "In the early hours of the morning she urgently required the services of a 24-hour chemist in relation to female products, believing at this time she wouldn't be over the limit." | Mr Radley said: "In the early hours of the morning she urgently required the services of a 24-hour chemist in relation to female products, believing at this time she wouldn't be over the limit." |
| You exposed the public, including yourself, to considerable danger Clive Lewisohn chairman of the magistrates | You exposed the public, including yourself, to considerable danger Clive Lewisohn chairman of the magistrates |
| He added: "Just before the incident she realised that the (Mini) car was parked at an unusual angle, pointed out on to the road, and the tyres were twisted. | He added: "Just before the incident she realised that the (Mini) car was parked at an unusual angle, pointed out on to the road, and the tyres were twisted. |
| "Unfortunately it was at late notice that she spotted this and too late to take any avoiding action." | "Unfortunately it was at late notice that she spotted this and too late to take any avoiding action." |
| Madeley chose to walk home because it was close by and was about to call the police when they arrived at her doorstep, Mr Radley said. | Madeley chose to walk home because it was close by and was about to call the police when they arrived at her doorstep, Mr Radley said. |
| Sentencing her, chairman of the bench Clive Lewisohn described it as "a serious incident of drink driving". | Sentencing her, chairman of the bench Clive Lewisohn described it as "a serious incident of drink driving". |
| "You exposed the public, including yourself, to considerable danger," he said. | "You exposed the public, including yourself, to considerable danger," he said. |
| "There was an accident. Thankfully nobody was injured." | "There was an accident. Thankfully nobody was injured." |
| Madeley was ordered to pay a total of £435, including £70 in prosecution costs and £15 towards a victims of crime fund. | Madeley was ordered to pay a total of £435, including £70 in prosecution costs and £15 towards a victims of crime fund. |
| She was told that her ban would be reduced by a quarter if she undertakes a drink-drive rehabilitation course. | She was told that her ban would be reduced by a quarter if she undertakes a drink-drive rehabilitation course. |
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| Photographers surrounded Chloe Madeley when she emerged from court |