TV weather girl Sian Lloyd tells of stalker hell
Television weather girl Sian Lloyd has spoken about her harrowing experience at the hands of a stalker.
The former fiancee of Lembit Opik, who lives in Newtown, said the "terrifying" incident in her own home has "completely changed my life".
The weather presenter said she was no longer comfortable alone in her own home following the incident last year.
She said: "Sadly I think it's completely changed my life.
"I've gone from someone hyper-confident, carefree, going from one thing to another, never looking over my shoulder.
"Now I look over my shoulder mentally and physically."
Ms Lloyd, 58, was engaged to former Lib Dem Montgomeryshire MP Mr Opik for a number of years.
She spoke of how she had been targeted by stalkers on several occasions during her lengthy career in showbusiness.
But she said she had been left traumatised by one incident in particular last year that saw a stalker leave a "revolting" picture at her home after a rally event.
The stalker was present at a rally event where Ms Lloyd had been presenting awards.
After returning to her Mid Wales home she was appalled by what she found.
"Having driven up from London with my husband there were loads of letters and right on top was a handwritten letter," she said.
"I opened it and a picture fell out of the most revolting picture fell out.
"And there was an accompanying letter gave a message and a phone number."
Despite leaving a phone number police were unable to trace the culprit.
She added: "I resent his intrusion enormously. You could say he's done me a favour as I'm incredibly alert because of what could go wrong, and it might sound as if I'm a scaredy-cat or paranoid but better that than the possibility of a tragic outcome."
