I'm A Celebrity star's phone snatched 'out of his hand' during street mugging
The comedian has revealed he was mugged in London a week ago, with his phone now apparently being located in China
An I'm A Celebrity star shared a worrying incident
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I'm A Celebrity star Seann Walsh has become the latest victim of theft in London, with his mobile phone being snatched from his hand, not long after a similar incident involving a Strictly Come Dancing celebrity.
Comedian Seann, who gained notoriety on the BBC dance show in 2018 following a controversial kiss with dance partner Katya Jones before heading into the jungle, informed his followers on Instagram about the unfortunate event.
He uploaded an image from the Find My iPhone app showing his phone's location as China, and humorously remarked: "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."
A fan replied saying Seann should pen a book about his life's misadventures, according to MailOnline.
They commented: "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.'"
Seann Walsh appeared on Strictly in 2018 alongside Katya Jones
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Responding with good humour, Seann said: "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," reports Edinburgh Live.
This revelation follows shortly after Strictly professional Michelle Tsiakkas shared her own distressing experience of being mugged in London, leaving her feeling "scared and helpless".
Michelle posted a video on Instagram detailing how she was targeted while on her way to the dentist in central London, with her phone being taken 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 recounted.
Michelle Tsiakkas warned fans after the 'traumatising' incident
(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 continued: "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."
Describing the incident, she said a cyclist snatched her phone as she was using it to find her way, leaving her to wonder if her solitude made her 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.
The dancer updated fans on Instagram
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"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 danced with EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick last year, mentioned the thief wore a mask concealing his face and that he sped off on an electric bike, making him impossible to chase.
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"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, while I'm A Celebrity can be watched on ITVX and returns to ITV1 later this year.
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