Natalie Coleman's dark secret
MASTERCHEF winner Natalie Coleman last night spoke of her secret agony — she went joyriding with a drunken biker who ended up KILLING a man.
The Londoner — crowned the BBC1 show’s champ last night — told how she was wracked with guilt over the tragedy, which left the dead man’s fiancée fighting for her life in intensive care.
Natalie, 29, revealed pal Allen Shord, 46, was “showing off” outside a pub when he agreed to give her a ride on a friend’s powerful 750cc bike.
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After drinking four pints, drunk Shord mounted the kerb at 27mph, slamming into Robin Bull, 32, and fiancée Sarah Coles dragging them 16 metres. Robin died the next day from head injuries, while Sarah, now 46, was left battling for her life in intensive care.
Natalie told The Sun: “It was the worst day of my life. I can’t imagine the pain that the family went through and must still be going through. I feel terrible that this ever happened.”
Natalie, just 16 at the time of the tragedy in August 2000, insisted she had no idea that her pal of a year had sunk four pints. But the wannabe chef had been boozing herself, drinking two Smirnoff Ices, despite being underage.
Tragic ... Robin Bull was killed and Sarah Coles left in intensive care
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She was knocked unconscious after the motorcycle hit the couple, who were out for a late evening stroll in Chingford, North East London. But despite suffering bruised ribs and a gash in her leg, she was discharged from hospital that night.
Sarah spent three days in hospital, including a spell in intensive care, with several broken bones and serious internal injuries.
Shord spent two years in hospital and, now wheelchair-bound and brain-damaged, was jailed for three-and-a-half years.
Natalie, who no longer sees Shord, told how the tragic events of that night still haunt her. She said: “It doesn’t go away. It was probably the worst thing that ever happened to me in my life.
“But it’s not so much my life — someone else’s got lost. I was lucky.”
Killer ... drunken motorcyclist Allen Shord
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Last night Sarah said: “It’s hard for me to see the way she has got on with her life. We had everything to look forward to on the night we were hit.
“But when I came round and was told about Robin, it just destroyed me.
Natalie spent five years trying to get on MasterChef. She now hopes to carve out a new career as a chef after beating Larkin Cen and Dale Williams in last night’s final.
A MasterChef spokesman said: “Natalie has said the accident, victims and their families occupy her thoughts daily. The driver was convicted and went to jail.
“Natalie was never charged in connection with the accident nor was she required to appear in court.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/4912950/MasterChef-winner-Natalie-anguish-over-death-joyride.html#ixzz2SFyAZgB1
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