Holly Willoughby broke scooter rider's neck after knocking him down while behind the wheel of her Mini

The TV presenter, 44, collided with the victim near her home in London on August 28 of this year.

A hearing took place at Lavender Hill magistrates’ court on Tuesday, with Willoughby notably absent from proceedings.

The former This Morning star pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention via post.

The court heard how the rider suffered a fracture to his neck and a broken toe in the crash, which saw him knocked off his bike at 20mph.

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Magistrates were shown footage of the incident, which saw Willoughby behind the wheel of the vehicle on a main road.

The Mini was then seen to turn right into a side street without indicating, according to The Sun.

Footage of the incident is said to have shown the rider being thrown from the white Piaggio scooter following the collision.

Prosecutor Geraldine Dickinson said: “The defendant was driving [the Mini] in London.

“The intention was to turn right, which she did without indicating and the rider was thrown from the motorbike.”

Following her guilty plea, the star was fined £2,444 including court costs to be paid within 14 days.

She was also handed six points on her licence.

Passing sentence, magistrate David Charnley said: “Ms Baldwin has pleaded guilty at the first opportunity to driving without due care and attention.

“There was no use of vehicle indicators and mirrors were either not checked or for some reason, Ms Baldwin did not see the motorbike rider.

“This matter will attract penalty points to Ms Baldwin’s license – six penalty points.”