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Ruth Dodsworth: ‘I had the Instagram lifestyle…but it was all a lie.'
It’s been just over a year since the former husband of ITV presenter Ruth Dodsworth was jailed for three years and nine months, after pleading guilty to coercive controlling behaviour and stalking. In a new ITV Tonight programme ‘Controlled by My Ex Partner? The Hidden Abuse’, she explores the crime of coercive control and what needs to be done to stop it. She tells Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour about her experience, and how she has managed to heal.
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