A 37-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with assaulting the mother and sister of teenage soap star Sammy Winward.

The Emmerdale starlet and her boyfriend, England and Blackburn Rovers star David Dunn, were present at the time of the incident in the White Horse, Edgworth, near Bolton, on December 29.

Jaqueline Marriott, of Bromley Cross, Bolton, indicated at Blackburn magistrates that she will plead not guilty to the assault.

Sammy Winward, who plays Katy Addyman in the ITV soap, gave a statement to police following the incident.

Jaqueline Marriott, of Bromley Cross, Bolton, indicated at Blackburn magistrates that she will plead not guilty to assaulting Amy Winward causing her actual bodily harm and common assault on Jane Winward. The case was adjourned for the preparation of committal papers.