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Rolf Harris sex abuse: Vanessa Feltz and Linda Nolan claim entertainer groped them ‘live on TV and backstage at concert’ Rolf Harris: Vanessa Feltz and Linda Nolan claim entertainer groped them ‘live on TV and backstage at concert’
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The TV presenter Vanessa Feltz and singer Linda Nolan have become the latest alleged victims of the convicted sex offender Rolf Harris to come forward with stories of abuse at the hands of the disgraced children’s entertainer.The TV presenter Vanessa Feltz and singer Linda Nolan have become the latest alleged victims of the convicted sex offender Rolf Harris to come forward with stories of abuse at the hands of the disgraced children’s entertainer.
Now 52, Feltz, has described how Harris allegedly put his hand inside her knickers while she interviewed him live on TV during an episode of The Big Breakfast in 1996.Now 52, Feltz, has described how Harris allegedly put his hand inside her knickers while she interviewed him live on TV during an episode of The Big Breakfast in 1996.
Nolan, 55, claimed she was just 15 and touring with her sisters when Harris pounced on her “out of nowhere”, groping, kissing and licking her neck until she had to beg him to stop.Nolan, 55, claimed she was just 15 and touring with her sisters when Harris pounced on her “out of nowhere”, groping, kissing and licking her neck until she had to beg him to stop.
The two celebrities have come forward publicly for the first time after Harris, 84, was sentenced to five years and nine months in jail for a series of sex attacks on girls as young as seven or eight.The two celebrities have come forward publicly for the first time after Harris, 84, was sentenced to five years and nine months in jail for a series of sex attacks on girls as young as seven or eight.
Feltz said she had told her story to the police once the first allegations against Harris started to emerge in 2012, and Scotland Yard reportedly obtained footage from The Big Breakfast to support her claims.Feltz said she had told her story to the police once the first allegations against Harris started to emerge in 2012, and Scotland Yard reportedly obtained footage from The Big Breakfast to support her claims.
Rolf Harris arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London before the veteran entertainer is sentenced for a string of indecent assaults They had apparently hoped to introduce it as part of Harris’s trial at Southwark Crown Court, but were too late to give adequate notice to defence lawyers.Rolf Harris arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London before the veteran entertainer is sentenced for a string of indecent assaults They had apparently hoped to introduce it as part of Harris’s trial at Southwark Crown Court, but were too late to give adequate notice to defence lawyers.
Feltz told the Sunday Express Harris attacked her while they were filming the “On The Bed” section of the show in May 1996 – and that Harris’s wife Alwen had been in the room at the time.Feltz told the Sunday Express Harris attacked her while they were filming the “On The Bed” section of the show in May 1996 – and that Harris’s wife Alwen had been in the room at the time.
She said she felt Harris’s hand creeping up her leg but that she “could not look down” because they were on live TV.She said she felt Harris’s hand creeping up her leg but that she “could not look down” because they were on live TV.
“I have not a shadow of a doubt that he knew exactly what he was doing and he was getting excited about it, doing what he was doing while he was on live television,” Feltz said.“I have not a shadow of a doubt that he knew exactly what he was doing and he was getting excited about it, doing what he was doing while he was on live television,” Feltz said.
As Harris’s hand reached under the elastic of her knickers, Feltz stopped the interview to go to an advert break and then “jumped away from him”. She said he acted “as if nothing had happened” when they came back from the break.As Harris’s hand reached under the elastic of her knickers, Feltz stopped the interview to go to an advert break and then “jumped away from him”. She said he acted “as if nothing had happened” when they came back from the break.
Meanwhile Miss Nolan claimed she was just 15 and on tour with her sisters when Harris groped her breasts in a corridor.Meanwhile Miss Nolan claimed she was just 15 and on tour with her sisters when Harris groped her breasts in a corridor.
Linda Nolan, pictured as she was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house this year and below, singing with the rest of the Nolans The star, 55, said she was in a dressing gown and was on her way to get ready for a performance when Harris pounced on her backstage at the concert in South Africa in 1975. The star, 55, said she was in a dressing gown and was on her way to get ready for a performance when Harris pounced on her backstage at the concert in South Africa in 1975.
She told the Mirror: “He suddenly came out of nowhere and in seconds his hands were all over me. Linda Nolan, pictured as she was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house this year and below, singing with the rest of the Nolans She told the Mirror: “He suddenly came out of nowhere and in seconds his hands were all over me.
“He came right up to me and got me in a huge bear hug. His arms were all over my back, right around me so his hands were touching the sides of my breasts.“He came right up to me and got me in a huge bear hug. His arms were all over my back, right around me so his hands were touching the sides of my breasts.
The Nolans in 1975 (l-r), Anne, Linda, Denise, Maureen and Bernie “He rubbed up and down and started kissing and licking the back of my neck.” “He rubbed up and down and started kissing and licking the back of my neck.”
Miss Nolan said Harris eventually stopped, but she was left feeling “dumbstruck” and “humiliated” at the alleged attack. The Nolans in 1975 (l-r), Anne, Linda, Denise, Maureen and Bernie Miss Nolan said Harris eventually stopped, but she was left feeling “dumbstruck” and “humiliated” at the alleged attack.
Both women waived their legal right to anonymity to reveal the alleged abuse.Both women waived their legal right to anonymity to reveal the alleged abuse.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said police did not comment on the identity of alleged victims of sex assaults.A Scotland Yard spokesman said police did not comment on the identity of alleged victims of sex assaults.