EastEnders star Katie Jarvis to stand trial over assault and racially-aggravated harassment in Essex
EastEnders star Katie Jarvis will stand trial after denying assault and racially-aggravated harassment in Essex seaside bust-up
- Katie Jarvis has been charged with assault and racially aggravated harassment
- The actress played Hayley Slater in British soap EastEnders from 2018 to 2019
- She spoke only to confirm her personal details and to deny the four charges.
An EastEnders star will stand trial after denying assault and racially-aggravated harassment during an Essex seaside bust-up.
Katie Jarvis – who played Hayley Slater in the soap from 2018 to 2019 – appeared before Basildon Crown Court on Monday.
The 29-year-old, of Rainham, east London, is charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating.
She spoke only to confirm her personal details and to deny the four charges.
Katie Jarvis – who played Hayley Slater in the soap from 2018 to 2019 – appeared before Basildon Crown Court on Monday (pictured outside court)
The 29-year-old (left, leaving court with a friend), of Rainham, east London, is charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating
The 29-year-old, of Rainham, east London (pictured in 2009), is charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating
The accusations relate to an alleged incident in Southend in Essex on July 31 last year.
Details of the case were not opened at Monday’s plea hearing. Jarvis was bailed until her trial date of April 19 next year.
Despite having no acting experience, she made her debut in 2009 starring in the lead role of Mia in the critically acclaimed film Fish Tank.
Jarvis joined the EastEnders cast in 2018 as the cousin of Kat Slater, played by Jessie Wallace
Jarvis acting alongside Jean Slater, Gillian Wright’s character on the soap
Jarvis joined the EastEnders cast in 2018 as the cousin of Kat Slater, played by Jessie Wallace.
One of her storylines saw her have an affair with Kat’s husband Alfie Moon – actor Shane Richie’s character – while they lived in Spain with Kat and their children.
Hayley then fell pregnant, giving birth to daughter Cherry.
Jarvis’s character was last seen on screen in February 2019 when Stacey Fowler, played by Lacey Turner, went to hospital to collect her after treatment for her mental health.
