Ms Ashworth (pictured) accused her former partner Ben Alcott, a television programme director based in Australia, of being controlling, abusive, manipulative and coercive .
Katy Ashworth s ex-partner Ben Alcott, a television programme director, denied all the allegations made against him as part of a dispute centred on a child.
Former children's television presenter Katy Ashworth has accused her ex-partner of being verbally and physically abusive to her, including when she was pregnant, a court has heard.