Natalie Cassidy played Sonia Jackson in the BBC1 soap The fiance of former EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy has been sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work for attacking her at their home in Hertfordshire.Adam Cottrell, 31, had earlier pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage when he appeared at East Hertfordshire Magistrates' Court.
The court heard Cottrell twice attacked Cassidy at their flat in Broxbourne.
Elaine McMillan, prosecuting, told the court Cottrell attacked 28-year-old Cassidy on 13 April with a slipper.
Cottrell was also made subject to a restraining order banning him from contacting the actress.
Mrs McMillan said: "The defendant lost his temper and he assaulted her by smearing her with mascara and striking her with a slipper on the upper leg."
In a second attack on 20 May he grabbed her by the arms and ripped her top, she said.
Cottrell went on to damage their home after Cassidy left to stay with her family, smashing a ?200 microwave, wine glasses worth ?100 and a ?50 candelabra, the court heard.
Cassidy, who was due to marry Cottrell later this year, played Sonia Jackson in the BBC1 soap EastEnders.
She quit the series in 2007 but briefly rejoined in February 2010 and also made one appearance earlier this year.
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