JORDAN ACCUSES EX-EMPLOYEE OF THEFT
ABOVE: Jordan - real name Katie Price - outside Lewes Crown Court
A woman alleged to have falsely claimed benefits for nearly two years while working as a groom for glamour model Jordan has been accused by the celebrity of stealing from her.
Giving evidence at Lewes Crown Court, Jordan - whose real name is Katie Price - said Joanne Hillman took photos from her house, set up accounts in her name at pet shops and then sold on the goods, and hired out her horse box.
She also had a £12,500 contract with the News of the World to do a piece called "My Life With Jordan" and was going to write a book with Max Clifford, the jury heard.
The model, who wore black leggings and a black jumper and had her long blonde hair tied back in a pony-tail said: "She stole from me. She opened up pet accounts in my name, ordered stuff and sold it to people.
"I was absolutely gutted because she was brilliant with the horses but I didn't know she was doing these things behind my back."
Miss Price said she went to the police but did not pursue things because "it was a strain on me and I got pregnant ... I got depressed," she said.
The court heard Hillman was never charged with any offences in connection with Ms Price's allegations.
She is on trial accused of dishonestly failing to promptly notify the Department for Work and Pensions and Brighton and Hove City Council that she was working - knowing that it would affect her entitlement to income support, housing benefit and council tax benefit.
Hillman, 34, of Cowley Drive, Woodingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, denies three counts of dishonestly failing to give prompt notification of a change of circumstances between June 2003 and January 2006, contrary to the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
The case, which is being brought by the Department for Work and Pensions, was adjourned until Tuesday.
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