Ecclestone’s ex: Our break-up destroyed me

An ex-fiance of socialite Tamara Ecclestone has denied that he tried to blackmail her for £200,000 (€231,310), telling a court their break-up 10 years ago had “destroyed” him.

Derek Rose, 33, went out with Ecclestone, 28, when she was 17, before they split up in Aug 2002.

In Nov 2011 — having already sold a story about her for £10,000 — Rose orchestrated a blackmail letter claiming he would sell his story to a newspaper helped by co-defendant Jakir Uddin, aged 20, it is alleged.