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‘Had to ask for money for a meal’: UK TV presenter says controlling ex-husband left her ‘penniless’

British television presenter Ruth Dodsworth has opened up about the financial and emotional abuse she allegedly suffered during her marriage to ex-husband Jonathan Wignall, revealing she was left “absolutely penniless” despite earning her own salary.

The Times of India · May 20

‘He took every penny’: the women left with a debt mountain by coercive partners

Coercive or controlling behaviour has been an offence since 2015, but its financial aspects are poorly understood and can leave lives in ruins, a new report says

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

Worried ITV presenter Ruth Dodsworth says she is 'looking over her shoulder' as her ex gets out of jail

The ITV presenter says she will be 'looking over her shoulder' but wants to tell domestic abuse victims 'there is a future, and you can be happy'

Wales Online · Oct 11, 2022

ITV weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth's daughter, 18, speaks out about her dad's abuse

Ruth Dodsworth was subjected to nine years of abuse by her ex-husband Jonathan Wignall, who was jailed for three years in April last year after pleading guilty to coercive behaviour and stalking

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

ITV weather presenter tells of coercive control she endured for nine years at hands of ex-husband

Jonathan Wignall subjected Ruth Dodsworth to a nine-year campaign of abuse

Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2022

ITV's Ruth Dodsworth talks about ex-husband being released from prison after he was found guilty of coercive behaviour and stalking

Ruth Dodsworth's ex-husband could be released later this year after serving less than half of his sentence

Wales Online · May 5, 2022

ITV's Ruth Dodsworth shares terrifying footage of ex's abuse as he's 'set to be released'

ITV weather woman Ruth Dodsworth's ex-husband Jonathan Wignall was sentenced to three years imprisonment following years of harassment that left her feeling 'nervous, frightened, and broken'

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

The picture Ruth Dodsworth's abusive ex-husband sent her children as he tried to manipulate them

Jonathan Wignall is due to be out of prison later this year but ITV presenter Ruth says she won't let him ruin her new life

Wales Online · May 5, 2022

ITV weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth suffered 9 years of coercive control

Controlled By My Partner? The Hidden Abuse airs on Thursday on ITV

Wales Online · May 5, 2022

ITV's Ruth Dodsworth says her abusive ex told their kids she 'didn't want them anymore'

Ruth Dodsworth's abusive ex Jonathan Wignall told their kids that she 'didn't want them anymore' after he was arrested

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022