Second Strictly star mugged just days after pro dancer was left ‘traumatised'
Seann Walsh has revealed his phone was stolen while out in London, just days after another Strictly Come Dancing star was 'mugged'.
The 39-year-old comedian, who appeared on the BBC competition in 2018 where he was embroiled in a 'kissing' scandal with pro dance partner Katya Jones, took to Instagram to share the update with fans.
He posted a screenshot of his Find My iPhone app, in which his phone appeared to be located in China.
Seann wrote: 'My phone was stolen (yes, out of my hand and yes, I live in London) a week or so ago and it is now in China if anyone happens to be passing by.'
In a since-deleted post as seen by Mail Online, one fan replied to Seann and asked him to write a book about everything that had happened in his life.
They said: 'I am very sorry about your phone but please, please write a book of all things that happen to you. 'It could only happen to me.''
(Image: BBC)
Seann light-heartedly replied: 'If there are any publishers following me, I am open to this but it will be a very long book. I'm calling it Typical.'
This comes just days after Strictly pro dancer Michelle Tsiakkas revealed she was robbed in London last week, and has now been left 'scared and helpless'.
The 29-year-old shared a concerning video to Instagram last week, saying she'd been walking to the dentist in central London when her phone was snatched early in the morning.
'This was a couple of days ago and I've just about mentally recovered from that. It was quite traumatising on the day,' she said.
(Image: Michelle Tsiakkas Instagram)
'It wasted my whole day and made me feel awful, scared, helpless and I don't want the same to happen to you.'
She added: 'My phone got stolen. I mean I see it happening all the time but it's just one of those things that you just never think it's gonna happen to you and then it does.'
She said a man on a bike swiped her phone while she was checking directions, and among the quiet streets she considered if maybe she was an 'easy target'.
'My heart just sank. I tried to like reach for it and that made me fall on my knees on the floor and graze my knee.
(Image: Mike Marsland/WireImage via Getty Images)
'I think my reflex was just to swear and then scream give me back my phone and clearly you know that didn't work. He just left.'
Michelle, who was partnered with EastEnders' Jamie Borthwick last year, said the person had been wearing a mask so she had no idea what he looked like, and that he was on an electric bike so wouldn't have been able to catch up.
'Thankfully there were two really lovely and helpful women there and they'd seen that I was a bit distressed.'
Strictly Come Dancing is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and returns to BBC One later this year.
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