TELEVISION star and criminal barrister Judge Rinder was spotted in St Helens with a film crew over the weekend.

Robert Rinder MBE, best-known for hosting courtroom reality TV series Judge Rinder, was spotted on Rudd Avenue, Parr on Saturday morning (September 4) with a camera crew.

Resident Chloe Lawrence snapped the presenter and legal expert while he was filming on the street.

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Residents also reported spotting the TV personality, who also hosts Judge Rinder's Crime Stories, across the town at the weekend.

And he spoke with Fingerpost-born retired professional boxer Martin Murray, who revealed on Twitter that they spoke about a possible TV project on restorative justice in St Helens.

 

He tweeted: "It was a pleasure to meet @JudgeRinderTV and his team yesterday to do some filming and talk about a possible restorative justice tv project in St. Helens.

"This would be a great way to socially educate our community and would be a massive success imo".

Meanwhile, St Helens seemed to have left a good impression on the barrister and presenter, who posted: "What a wonderful community.

#StHelens".