TOP showjumper Ellen Whitaker has been banned from driving for 18 months for being caught at more than twice the legal alcohol limit.
The niece of Huddersfield riders John and Michael Whitaker was caught after a charity event.
Magistrates in Macclesfield heard the 25-year-old was stopped at around 2am in a Range Rover on her way home from a charity ball in Cheshire.
Whitaker, who is engaged to Hollywood actor and star of The Tudors Henry Cavill, was arrested and found to be more than double the legal limit.
Her reading was 77mg of alcohol, the limit is 35mg.
She pleaded guilty at the brief hearing.
She has been banned for 18 months, fined £150 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £15 victim surcharge.
