Samantha Mumba charged with motoring offences

Pop star Samantha Mumba is due to appear in court accused of motoring offences.

The 22-year-old, who is to appear in a forthcoming gangster film with Vinnie Jones, first appeared at Dublin's District Court two months ago in connection with the alleged offence.

She is charged with failing to produce a driving licence and insurance certificate and having no driving licence, insurance disc and motor tax disc on the M1 motorway in Santry on November 22 last year.

She was given more time to produce proof that she possessed relevant driving certificates at the time of the incident.

Mumba is due to appear at the Richmond District Court in Dublin.

The Dublin-born singer shot to prominence at the age of 17 when she was discovered by Louis Walsh, the pop guru who also brought Boyzone and Westlife to international fame.

She released several hit singles and also began an acting career, starring in the recent Hollywood adaptation of HG Wells' The Time Machine.

She is due to appear as a drug addict in a gangster film, Johnny Was, starring former Wimbledon footballer Jones and The Who's frontman Roger Daltrey.

The film is being shot in London and Belfast.document.write(unescape("