A stalker bombarded Sophie Ellis-Bextor with gifts and abusive text messages which called her a 'flaky privileged b***h', a court has heard.
Nishil Patel, 39, hounded the 42-year-old singer even after police warned him to stop contacting her, Westminster Magistrates Court was told Friday.
After a string of previous messages were ignored, the court heard how he told her: 'F*** you fake c***, blood on your hands, you never put yourselves in my shoes once did you, you flaky privileged b***h.'
Mr Patel, who suffers from bipolar disorder, told the court he had had a 'manic episode' after losing his job as a corporate tax consultant before the stalking began - but that he was now 'the most stable' he's ever been.
The accountant - who also 'sent unsolicited messages' to the pop star's husband Richard Jones and their son - arrived to court this morning wearing a mauve leather jacket and a multicoloured scarf which doubled as a facemask.
His appearance came after he previously failed to turn up on four separate occasions.
Prosecutor Felix Keating told the court today that Mr Patel had only met the Murder On The Dancefloor singer once in passing in July 2019.
He said: 'Since the contact started, she has made it very clear through the police that contact is unsolicited and she wanted no contact with him.'
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 42, (pictured) was hounded with messages and gifts from Nishil Patel, 39, for months on end, Westminster Magistrates Court heard Friday
Despite this, Mr Patel frequently sent gifts to the singer's neighbour, addressed to her and her children in Chiswick, and 'sent unsolicited messages to the victim's husband and her son', the court was told.
An allegation of harassment was first made on October 31, leading to a warning from the police.
Mr Keating added: 'He agreed not to make any further contact with the victim.'
'It was agreed between the police and the victim that no further action would be taken at that time.'
However Mr Patel continued contacting Miss Ellis-Bextor on social media throughout November. And despite a further warning, he sent more gifts at the beginning of December.
The harassment appeared to stop in January before the messaging returned between February and April, the court heard.
Mr Keating said: 'The police evidence is that those messages became more abusive and aggressive in tone.'
Mr Keating read out from screenshots some of the messages sent by Mr Patel.
Popstar Ellis-Bextor with husband Richard Jones, who was also sent unsolicited messages by Patel, the court was told
One read: 'I am not allowed, allowed to talk to you obviously but what the f*** Beckster.... I've got your back innit.'
Another said:
