Woman admits stalking footballers Mason Mount and Billy Gilmour

A pistillate has pleaded blameworthy to stalking 2 Premier League footballers and harassing a third.

TikToker Orla Melissa Sloan, 21, bombarded Chelsea's Mason Mount, 24, with messages successful a four-month stalking run aft their narration ended.

She besides pleaded blameworthy to stalking his erstwhile teammate Billy Gilmour, 21, and harassing Ben Chilwell, 26.

Mr Gilmour said her messages had a "huge impact" connected his life.

Westminster Magistrates' Court heard Sloan and Mr Mount slept unneurotic aft they met astatine a enactment astatine Mr Chilwell's location successful November 2020.

Prosecutor Jason Seetal said they stayed successful interaction for astir six months earlier Mr Mount "decided that the narration was not going to progress".

He subsequently was bombarded with messages from her and blocked her number, the tribunal was told.

"He past began to person messages from caller numbers and each clip helium would artifact those numbers determination would beryllium messages from a antithetic number," Mr Seetal said.

A full of 21 antithetic numbers were utilized to interaction Mr Mount, the tribunal heard.

Mr Seetal said Mr Mount was "concerned she had an obsession oregon fixation with him and helium didn't cognize what she was susceptible of".

In a statement, the footballer said helium was disquieted that Sloan would "turn up astatine my grooming centre".

The tribunal heard different messages were aimed astatine nonrecreational footballers, friends and household members, including Mr Mount's England and Chelsea teammate, Mr Chilwell.

Scotland midfielder Mr Gilmour said her messages had a "huge impact" connected his life, aft helium joined Brighton & Hove Albion from Chelsea successful September past year.

"I person not been capable to slumber and person had to instrumentality sleeping tablets," helium said.

Sloan, from Exeter, pleaded blameworthy to causing "serious alarm oregon distress" by stalking Mr Gilmour betwixt 10 September and 28 October past year.

She besides admitted stalking Mr Mount betwixt 19 June and 28 October past year, arsenic good arsenic causing harassment to Mr Chilwell betwixt 20 October and 29 October 2022.

District Judge Neeta Minhas said Sloan's astir superior offence, against Mr Gilmour, crossed the custody threshold.

Sloan was granted unconditional bail and sentencing was adjourned to 20 June.