A stalker bombarded TV star Steph Davis with cards and flowers as part of a sustained crusade of harassment.
Alex Boston began messaging the star on Instagram during the first coronavirus lockdown but his behaviour soon escalated.
The 43-year-old, from Moreton, soon started turning up at her home and leaving presents for former Hollyoaks actress Ms Davis, leaving her so worried she moved out to live with a family member.
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She later said she didn’t feel secure at home and that “her safe haven had been violated”.
Boston was jailed today after failing to turn up to court on two previous occasions.
He first contacted Ms Davis, who has almost one million followers on Instagram, in April 2020.
A court heard he then began to claim they were in a relationship and started delivering gifts and flowers to her door, often during the night or in the early hours of the morning.
Ms Davis contacted the police a year later as his behaviour continued and eventually had CCTV installed at her house because of her concern.
However, Boston continued to bombard her with letters and professed his love for her.
In a statement sent to the court, Ms Davis said she suffers panic attacks because of the ordeal.
She said: “I can no longer relax or feel safe and secure and feel my safe haven has been violated. Mentally this man’s stalking has caused me so much stress, I was struggling to cope.
“I was too scared to leave or enter my home. I would and still have panic attacks to this day. I constantly feel like I’m looking over my shoulder and can’t fully relax and my anxiety is horrendous.”
Police traced the social media accounts back to Boston and brought him in for questioning on 28 July 2021.
He was also identified from the CCTV footage and his fingerprints were found on one of the letters.
Boston, of Lyons Road, was jailed for 28 weeks after pleading guilty to stalking and harassment.
A restraining order also prevents him from contacting Ms Davis or going near her home until further notice.
Speaking after he was sentenced, district crown prosecutor Ronan Molloy of CPS Cheshire said: “The actions of Alex Boston terrified his victim. He continued with a campaign of harassment and fear over several months.
“He claimed to be in a relationship with Ms Davis. This was a total fiction but the deception drove him further and further into criminality. Whatever he thought he was doing, he has almost ruined the life of the woman he claimed to be in love with.
“The Crown Prosecution Service would like to thank Ms Davis for her help in bringing this prosecution and for reporting the crimes of Mr Boston to the police. We hope the successful conclusion of this prosecution helps her to move on with her life.”
