Holly Willoughby fined £1,600 for careless driving

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Holly Willoughby pleaded guilty by post

TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been fined more than £1,600 after admitting to careless driving.

The 44-year-old drove her Mini Cooper without due care and attention near her home in Richmond, south-west London, on 28 August.

At Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court, Willoughby was fined £1,653, which is to be paid within 14 days, and given six points on her licence.

She did not attend her court hearing and pleaded guilty by post.

The presenter is best known for previously fronting ITV's daytime show This Morning, which she left in October 2023, and Dancing On Ice.

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