Stalker, 44, obsessed with former Doctor Who star Billie Piper is banned from visiting an entire POSTCODE after he harassed the actress by bombarding her with creepy messages and love letters and turning up at her home
- Philip Jerome, 44, must wear an electronic tag and stay out of Piper’s postcode
- The stalker has written the actress 18-page love letters and tweeted at her
- He keeps a collection of photos of Billie Piper at his home in Winchester, Hants
- At a court hearing, the 39-year-old actress said she felt ‘unsafe’ in her own home
A stalker obsessed with Billie Piper has been banned from visiting an entire postcode after he harassed the actress by turning up at her home.
Infatuated Philip Jerome, 44, must wear an electronic tag which will alert authorities if he enters her London postcode after his ‘obsessive’ behaviour left the star feeling unsafe in her home.
The fanatic has posted cards through the 39-year-old’s letterbox, bombarded her with creepy social media messages for a decade and has written her 18-page love letters.
He broke his restraining order which Secret Diary of a Call Girl star Piper was forced to seek and didn’t bother attending therapy which a court mandated.
Now, Jerome has been given a stalking protection order which lasts until 2026.
Philip Jerome, 44, has been banned from visiting an entire postcode in Camden for repeatedly stalking former Doctor Who star Billie Piper
Billie Piper, 39, said at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court that she did ‘not feel safe being at home’ after Jerome had turned up at her door, penned her an 18-page love letter and written to her on social media
Under the new order, Jerome has been banned from visiting an area covering the NW1 postcode in London and given an electronic tag for two years.
At Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court, Hants, a judge imposed the order after Jerome breached the restraining order, wrote a letter ‘explaining his fixation and obsession’ and visited her home.
Jerome was warned he could be jailed for five years if he breaches the order, which also prevents him from visiting areas surrounding NW1 in London.
District Judge David Robinson said: ‘I have agreed that you have carried out actions associated with stalking and that a stalking protection order is necessary.
‘I am making a series of prohibitions and requirements… You mustn’t do any of these things.
‘The tag you will have to wear at all times. You must notify the police if you have changed your address, changed your name or your usernames.
‘Failure to comply with these notification requirements may be an offence.’
In 2018, Jerome appeared in court in London and admitted stalking and was handed a restraining order, having sent Piper letters, turned up to her home and posted cards through her letterbox.
In February 2019, he appeared in court in Southampton, Hants, and admitted harassment by breaching the restraining order after he sent Piper an 18-page message when she didn’t attend the previous court hearing.
The hearing was told he sent a lengthy Facebook message of ‘adoration’ to the actress via her mother and sister after tracking them down on the social networking site.
Then, six months later in 2019, he appeared at court in Southampton again after he failed to turn up to ‘important’ sessions with a psychologist which the court ordered him to attend to deal with his stalking.
His latest case at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court was his fourth court appearance in as many years.
At one previous court case, Piper said in a statement: ‘The letter [he sent my mother and sister] indicates his disappointment at not seeing me at court [when he was handed his restraining order].
‘I do not feel safe being at home. I do not believe he would show up and hurt me; however, I don’t know that for sure.’
Hearings have previously been told police had uncovered a large collection of newspaper cuttings and pictures of Piper at Jerome’s home.
On social media, Jerome, from Winchester, Hants, has proudly posted old photos of him with the star at Comic-Con events and posts images of her complimenting her appearance.
Under the new order, Jerome has been banned from visiting an area covering the NW1 postcode in London and given an electronic tag for two years
Sharing one image of Piper on a red carpet, Jerome said: ‘If you were the devil then just maybe. I think I’d sell my soul to you your hotness!!!’
In September last year, Jerome tweeted Piper saying: ‘Hope you have had a great 39th birthday and an equally great or better 40th birthday next year!!!
‘I really hope you enjoy your 40s and beyond and still age like a fine wine and stay forever young!!! In my mind you will always be an eternal teenager!’
Previously, a court heard Jerome ‘clearly thinks there’s a relationship between them’.
At the latest hearing, it was said that Jerome also ‘poses a risk associated with stalking to another person’.
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