Sadie Frost: Mirror Hacking 'Destroyed My Life'

Actress Sadie Frost has told a court that phone hacking carried out by Mirror Group newspapers had "completely destroyed" her life.

The actress spoke at a hearing to determine compensation for victims of phone hacking by MGN's three titles; The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Mirror and The People.

She told the court: "It's completely destroyed my life ... I deserve damages for what you (MGN) did to me, which was illegal."

Frost described various relationships that were affected by stories which appeared in the press - which she later understood to be a product of phone hacking.

Her mother and sister were among five family members she asked to sign a confidentiality agreement.

Messages the 49-year-old left on the answer machine of her friend Kate Moss were also hacked.

According to Frost - it was at a time the two had been in "constant communication", at one point nearly every other hour.

The actress recalled a "row" she had with the model which then appeared "embellished" and "exaggerated" in a newspaper article.

She also described how she was left feeling embarrassed after photographs appeared of a lunch date with her former boyfriend, Jackson Scott.

She said that Mr Scott and his mother suspected that Frost had leaked their location.

At one point the actress became agitated by the line of questioning at the hearing.

She told Matthew Nicklin QC, representing MGN: "You're trying to undermine me, I'm very confused and stressed; you're making me feel like I'm guilty of something."

Later in the hearing the judge asked for Frost to leave the courtroom so that he could consult with Mr Nicklin.

Whilst she remained outside the room Mr Nicklin was advised to consider his style, tone and content of his questioning.

Mr Nicklin reiterated the apology issued by Trinity Mirror - which owns MGN.

As well as Frost, MGN has also admitted hacking the phones of BBC creative director Alan Yentob, soap stars Shane Richie, Shobna Gulati and Lucy Taggart, footballer Paul Gascoigne, TV producer Robert Ashworth and flight attendant Lauren Alcorn.