POP star Dane Bowers has this afternoon (Tuesday) arrived at Croydon Magistrates' Court, to support his girlfriend Sophia Cahill – a former Miss Wales.
Ex-Welsh rugby star Ian Gough is appearing at the court, charged with assaulting Ms Cahill at Bowers' home in Kingswood Way, South Croydon.
Gough, 37, who has been capped 64 times by his country, denies assault by beating.
His trial is due to begin at around 2.15pm.
Bowers, 34, has lived in the Croydon area for several years, having found fame in the late 1990s with boyband Another Level. He also worked on a couple of garage tracks with Spice Girl Victoria Beckham.