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Louise Minchin, 53, and her family had to deal with a stalker in 2020 and is now recalling the traumatic experience for an ITV documentary airing this evening.The former BBC Breakfast presenter has taken to Instagram to speak out on the "hard" time ahead of her documentary.Carl Davies, 44, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after he stalked Louise and her 19-year-old daughter Mia.Louise took to her Instagram story to speak about her documentary Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking ahead of its launch.In view of her 128,000 followers, she penned: "This has been a hard documentary to make and I hope it will raise awareness #itvtonight."In the Instagram story there was also a shot of Louise looking sombre in ITV Tonight's post.Louise's stalker Carl sent intimidating messages to Louise via social media over a period of four days in July 2020.The threats involved rape and violence towards the journalist and her teenage daughter.Carl had information about where Louise and her family lived and continually threatened the presenter to know her whereabouts.The police investigation into Louise's stalker lasted nine months and it was found to not be Carl's first stalking incident.Carl had previously stalked Girls Aloud and Masked Singer UK winner Nicola Roberts.In the new episode of ITV's Tonight, Louise will share how this traumatising experience hurt her family and their recovery journey.She will also ask tough questions about whether enough is being done by the police and the government to stop these situations from happening.During Louise's stalker's trial it was revealed he suffered from PTSD as a result of his time serving in Iraq.Judge Nicola Saffman has given him a sentence of two years and eight

A man has pleaded guilty to stalking former BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin by sending her and her adult daughter intimidating comments on Instagram. Carl Davies, 44, was due to stand trial at Caernarfon Crown Court but changed his plea to both charges brought against him to guilty.