 On 23 September 2008 Gilbert appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court facing two charges of common assault, one of which on his wife Gail Gilbert.He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was to face Magistrates in a trial on 18 December.On 19 December 2008, Gilbert was fined £560 plus costs for assaulting a 17-year-old in Grantham in August of that year.