Former Big Brother and Page 3 star Samantha Fox cleared of assaulting wife as she faces sentencing for lesser charges
According to reports at the time, the former Big Brother star and singer spent a night in a police cell after the incident reportedly stopped a flight from London to Munich taking off.
Monday 2 September 2024 16:14, UK
Samantha Fox told a police officer "I know where you live" after admitting to being drunk and disorderly and threatening behaviour.
The former Big Brother star and glamour model was cleared of assaulting her wife Linda Olsen by beating her at Heathrow Airport on 3 December 2023 at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Monday.
However, she had previously admitted to being drunk and disorderly at the airport, using threatening behaviour, and causing harassment, alarm or distress to a police constable during the incident.
The incident reportedly stopped a flight from London to Munich from taking off.
Prosecutor Julianna Belinfante said flight staff were made aware Fox was "having an argument and being rude towards the gate staff" at 7pm.
She was also seen "walking and behaving strangely and was slurring her words, and staff could smell alcohol on her".
Fox then began "behaving in a confrontational manner" towards Ms Olsen, the court heard, and after the former model began "rocking back and forth in her chair, headbutting the seat in front of her," the decision was made to return the plane to the gate, the court heard.
The police were called to remove the pop singer from the plane and one officer said it was "clear to him that she was drunk".
Ms Belinfante said Fox was described by officers as "rude and argumentative" and became "verbally abusive" towards them as she was escorted out of the airport.
The court heard Fox told an officer "I know where you live, I'll knock your teeth out," threatened to knock his teeth out, and called the officer "a ginger c***" several times.
She also walked towards the officer, who "pushed her back" and she continued "being abusive to the officer," lunging at him with her arm and kicking her leg towards him.
Fox also said "I know... where your kids live, get me a lawyer" and called him a "wanker" in a spree of "relentless and often vile" abuse that lasted until about 1.30am.
It is understood that the assault charge was dropped after changes to evidence meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.
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The 58-year-old had already pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly and using threatening behaviour, and causing harassment, alarm, or distress to a police constable during a court hearing in April.
On Monday, in court, she will be sentenced for the two charges.
According to reports at the time, Fox spent a night in a police cell after the alleged incident on board the flight.