Jody Latham was banned by a court from contacting his ex-fiancee on Wednesday after he left her in fear with foul-mouthed voicemail rants demanding he see their daughter.

The 33-year-old actor - famed for his role as Lip Gallagher in Shameless - twice phoned actress Sarah Byrne, 27, and left messages saying: "I am very very upset. I am going to hit the roof. I will blow up, I'll make a problem for you."

The voicemails were left after the couple - who met on the set of the set of the Manchester Channel 4 drama - split in October last year following the birth of their child.

In one of the messages which were played to JPs, Latham - who also appeared in Eastenders, Doctors and Holby City is heard telling Sarah: "I'll tell everyone what everyone gets up to at the weekends. Who they're f..ing, what they're sniffing what they're drinking. I need to know I have access to my daughter or I will hit the roof. "

Jody Latham arriving at Tameside Magistrates Court (
Image:
Allan Bentley/Cavendish Press)

Sarah called in police and told officers: "I could not take the stress any longer. It was just too much in fear of what he was do next." She added that Latham was a "good father" and she did not want to stop him from seeing their daughter - but "only through a third party."

At Tameside magistrates in court in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, Latham who lives in Manchester city centre, admitted harassment and was fined £325 with £33 victim surcharge and £150 costs.

Under the terms of a 12 month restraining order, he is further banned from contacting Sarah, visit her place of work or home and for anything other than access to his daughter.

He is also not allowed to post anything on any social media site naming or IDing the child.

The TV actor with his ex Sarah Byrne

Speaking after Latham's court appearance today, his ex-fiancee Sarah said: "I am the victim in this and those few months were some of the worst in my life.

"I want to stand up for other people who may be in similar situations and make it clear that what is in those messages is not true."

The couple had met during a Shameless wrap party in 2008 but they began a romance after he split up with former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos in 2012.

In 2013 Latham posed for lovey dovey pictures with Sarah when she was pregnant with the child for an interview in a glossy magazine. In it he talked about his romance with Tulisa and also his 2012 conviction for growing a cannabis farm at the home of another ex-girlfriend.

The actor - who has a 14-year old son from a previous relationship - told the interviewer: "We all make mistakes no one is perfect. The only way you can get out out of it is think positively and looking forward I still love what I do have never been more determined - there are much bigger things from me to come.

"The biggest lesson I have learned from all that is not to bite the hand that feeds you. I have been very luck to be given a second chance I've matured and levelled my life out and I'm setting myself up for the future to be a good father now.

Jody pleaded guilty to harrssing his ex fiancée (
Image:
Allan Bentley/Cavendish Press)

"Within days of meeting of meeting Sarah I knew she was the one and needed to snap her up but she'd never had said yes then. With the baby coming the chances of her saying yes were high so I invited her family and friends over for champagne and proposed in front of everyone. She was speechless and her mum was in flood of tears"

The pair later ran an acting school together at the Manchester Central Library but they split up following an incident the previous month in which Latham suffered facial injuries during a fracas with a theatre-goer at the Lowry Theatre in Salford.

The voice mail messages were left between February and March this year.

The first said: "I will blow up, I'll make a problem for you and move on to you. I'll tell everyone what everyone gets up to at the weekends. Who they're f..king, what they're sniffing what they're drinking. I need to know I have access to my daughter or I will hit the roof. "

Actress Sarah Byrne was with Jody (
Image:
MEN Media)

In the second message he said: "Sarah I'll put it all over Facebook, I'll tell social services. I am very very upset. I am going to hit the roof. I want all my diamonds back and everything that I paid for. Ring me please."

Prosecuting Miss Angela Griffiths said: "The split had been in October 2015 and following that the defendant started displaying erratic and concerning behaviour.

"She had expressed that the phone calls were unwanted and chose not to answer them. The allegations in the messages are unfounded. They're not facts and not founded factually."

In mitigation defence lawyer Gerard Doran said: "He is anxious not to be seen to be bad mouthing the complainant here. He was concerned for her reputation. There are two voicemail messages. They are recorded on a disc. There are no threats of physical violence in those messages.

Jody Latham strolls to court today (
Image:
Allan Bentley/Cavendish Press)

"This case is unfortunate and very sad end to the relationship. It was a number of requests that become a lot more forceful. Children often become pawns in situation, children being manipulated by the adults regularly.

"This matter is being dealt with in the family court and his behaviour he acknowledges will not assist him in that arena and it will not assist him professionally.

"He does not seek to excuse his behaviour and he will endeavour in the future to behave appropriately. This was one day, two telephone calls at a time where the relationship between them was at a very high temperature.

The star is banned from contacting his ex (
Image:
Allan Bentley/Cavendish Press)

"Things have moved on and things have settled down but he has been refused work as a result of this conviction. It may be fair to say that he has been punished to some degree and will continue to be punished into the future as a result. The tone of the phone call shows that the access to his daughter was his main priority."

Latham's career took off at the age of 12 when he appeared in youth theatre. He played the son of scrounger Frank Gallagher in Shameless from 2004 to 2008 whilst Sarah played wildchild Meena Karib from 2008 to 2009.

In EastEnders, Latham appeared as pimp Rob Grayson in a sex exploitation storyline. He has also starred in ITV's The Fixer and had a stint as a trainee chef in Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen.