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A MUM who was racially abused by EastEnders star Katie Jarvis says she's been left "traumatised" and unable to return to work. Michelle Antonio has told of the debilitating panic attacks she now suffers in her first interview since Jarvis' race rant outside a bar in Southend, Essex.

EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis has "ruined" Michelle Antonio's life, the devastated mum has claimed.Michelle, 49, claims she has since become too stressed to work and is suffering from panic attacks and flashbacks to the racial abuse she endured as a child.During a day out in July 2020, Michelle visited a cafe in Southend, Essex, just two months after the murder of George Floyd in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement.Michelle and Katie came to blows when the 30-year-old actress who played Hayley Slater branded Michelle a "black c**t," before exclaiming "black lives don't matter", before explaining "I'm a celebrity". Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, the single mum said: "How can racism like this still be going on in the 2020s? You think things have changed, but nothing has."Michelle from West London says she is now seeking therapy, has since left her job as a college assistant, demanding an apology from Katie and believes she received a "slap on the wrist".She has also called on TV bosses and believes Katie mustn't appear on television again.Katie faced being jailed for six months but was subsequently handed a two-year community order but Michelle feels as though she has been "wasting her time".Katie admitted to racially-aggravated harassment of Michelle and common assault on a club bouncer she spat at two hours later.At the time of their incident, Michelle and her family were sat outside an eatery when Katie and her two pals approached.She told the publication: "Katie shouted 'black lives don't matter, I'm a celebrity – on and on and on, she called me and my daughter black c***s."I was so shaken up and angry, frustrated, upset, embarrassed.

EastEnders star Katie Jarvis has been sentenced to community service after admitting racial harassment in an incident from 2020. The actress, who played Hayley Slater on the BBC One soap until 2019, was arrested a year later after an altercation in Southend, Essex. As reported by BBC News, Basildon Crown Court heard about how someone from Jarvis' party tried to take a chair from a table where a woman, Michelle Antonio, was sat in a group.

EastEnders star Katie Jarvis has plead guilty to racially aggravated harassment.The charge relates to an altercation with a woman in Southend-on-Sea in July 2020, OK! reports.Jarvis, 30, pleaded guilty at Basildon Crown Court after she was heard shouting "black lives don't matter" during the street row in July.Jarvis, who played Hayley Slater on the soap, was arrested and charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating.The charges relate to an incident on Southend-on-Sea, in which it was alleged she got into an argument with four women outside Papillon's bar on the seafront.The actress originally denied the charges but after a morning of legal discussions, she plead guilty to using racially aggravated harassment against Michelle Antonio in July 2020.Jarvis also admitted to a charge of common assault.The court did not hear detail about the common assault charge, with prosecutors only confirming it was linked to a "spitting incident".Judge Samantha Leigh said CCTV captured the incident, which she described as "unpleasant".Jarvis was granted unconditional bail.Patrick Heart, who defended Jarvis, said statements from the former actress' family would be heard during sentencing.

Katie Jarvis has plead guilty to racially aggravated harassment after an altercation with a woman in Southend-on-Sea in July 2020.The former EastEnders actress, 30, plead guilty at Basildon Crown Court after she was heard shouting "black lives don't matter" during the street row in July. Jarvis, who played Hayley Slater on the soap, was arrested and charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating. She originally denied the charges.

EASTENDERS star Katie Jarvis has admitted screaming "black lives don't matter" in a racist seaside brawl. The actress, 30, was seen on video having a row with a group of other women outside a bar in Southend, Essex, in July 2020.