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USA Today
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Rosamund Pike recounts scary mugging incident: 'Pretty horrible'
Rosamund Pike recounts scary mugging incident: 'Pretty horrible' Show Caption Hide Caption 'I Care a Lot': 'Gone Girl' Rosamund Pike returns to extreme roles Rosamund Pike stars in the new Netflix film "I Care a Lot," alongside Peter Dinklage and Eiza González. USA TODAY Rosamund Pike is looking back on her scary experience of being mugged, which may have been even more frightening for her mom. The "Gone Girl" star, 46, shared in an interview on "Magic Radio" that she was once attacked and had her phone stolen while she was walking down the street on a call with her mom. "I was on the phone to my mother on a mobile phone walking on the road, and I was mugged," Pike recounted. "The phone was snatched, so all she heard was me scream or yelp, and a thud, and the phone went dead." The actress said she was on the way to meet up with friends at the time. After the mugging, Pike recalled that she walked to a pub, met her friends and called her mom back. But she noted that this must have been an excruciating period of time for her mother while she was waiting to hear from her. "For her, it was probably a pretty horrible 15 minutes," Pike said. 'She's so shocking': Rosamund Pike finds her new role of a lifetime with Netflix's 'I Care a Lot' A representative for Pike confirmed to USA TODAY that the incident occurred in 2006. Pike shared the story on "Magic Radio" after she was asked if she ever caused her parents anxiety growing up. She and co-star Matthew Rhys were discussing their latest film "Hallow Road," a thriller in which parents receive a call from their teenage daughter saying that she has hit someone with her car. Rosamund Pike discusses that wild 'I Care a Lot' ending: 'It gives you everything' After Pike shared her mugging story and discussed the distress it caused her mother, Rhys said this is "kind of what the film's about." On a lighter note, the "Americans" actor said he "did a good job of never letting" his parents "know the kind of peril I was in" growing up. Pike is known for her roles in films like the 2014 thriller "Gone Girl," for which she earned a best actress Oscar nomination, and the James Bond movie "Die Another Day." She recently starred in the Amazon Prime Video fantasy series "The Wheel of Time," which according to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter has been canceled after three seasons.
News18
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Rosamund Pike Recalls Getting Punched, Robbed While On Phone With Her Mother
Last Updated: Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike said that a "kid" came from behind on a speeding motorcycle and snatched her phone. British actress Rosamund Pike has recalled a terrifying mugging incident when she got punched in the face and her mobile phone was snatched in London. The incident took place in 2006 when she was speaking to her mother on the phone. The Gone Girl star said that a 'kid" came from behind on a speeding motorcycle and snatched the handset. 'I was on the phone to my mother, on a mobile phone walking along a road, and I was mugged," she told Magic Radio. All that her mother Caroline Friend could hear was her screaming, 'a thud and the phone went dead," Pike said. Rosamund Pike said her mother endured '15 minutes of hell" till the time she somehow managed to call her back from another phone. While snatching the phone, the attacker even punched the actress hard. The incident left her with a bruise to the face. '…punched me down the side of my cheek and snatched my phone out of my hand. I'm angry," Pike recalled. Post the incident, the actress reached a local phone booth to seek help. She did not further mention the situation on the radio, but highlighted that she became the victim of another alleged robbery the following year, according to Us magazine. This incident took place at the 2007 BAFTA Awards when a thief stole her purse and handbag. She stated that the person remains unidentified till date. 'I had a fire in my apartment….and I was burgled the year before," said Pike and quipped that she has got used to owning things 'for a little while and then tending to part with them." As per the Independent report, London has witnessed a shocking 151% jump in mobile phone snatching cases in the last year. The criminals are often found to have used motorcycles or even mopeds to snatch the devices, while the victims were approached from behind when they were on phone calls or texting. Earlier, Coronation Street fame actor Kym Marsh also opened up about a similar incident when her phone got snatched in London. The 48-year-old was walking down Buckingham Palace Road at night when a person snatched her phone and left her feeling 'shaken" and 'really vulnerable". First Published: May 26, 2025, 18:25 IST
Hindustan Times
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike recalls getting punched and mugged in London: ‘All my mother heard was a scream'
British actor Rosamund Pike recently recalled a terrifying moment from nearly 20 years ago, when she was attacked and mugged while walking through London. The Gone Girl star, during a recent interview, shared that the incident took place in 2006 during what began as a casual phone call with her mother. 'I was on the phone to my mother, on a mobile phone walking along a road, and I was mugged,' Rosamund recalled during her recent appearance on Magic Radio. The assault, Rusamund recalled, happened suddenly, with a cyclist snatching the phone from her hand mid-conversation. 'The phone was snatched, so all she (her mother) heard was me scream and a thud, and the phone went dead,' Rosamund added. The mugger didn't stop at stealing her phone — Rosamund said she was physically assaulted during the encounter. '(e) Punched me down the side of my cheek,' she recalled, describing the shocking violence that accompanied the theft. Though she admitted feeling 'angry' in the moment, the 46-year-old actor said she was acutely aware that her mother, left in the dark by the sudden end of the call, endured her own wave of fear. 'I walked to the pub and called [my mom] when I got there and met my friends. But for her, it was probably a pretty horrible 15 minutes,' she said. Rosamund, who was born in London, has since built an impressive career with roles in acclaimed films like Die Another Day (2002), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Jack Reacher (2012), Beirut (2018), and Saltburn (2023). She also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in Gone Girl (2014), opposite Hollywood star Ben Affleck. Nearly two decades after the incident, Rosamund's candid account adds a layer of personal vulnerability to the public image of the accomplished and composed actor.
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Rosamund Pike punched by mugger
Rosamund Pike was punched in her face by a mugger who stole her phone. The 'Gone Girl' star was targeted by a thief on a bicycle during a "horrible" incident in London back in 2006 revealing the mugger hit her in the face and made off with her device. She had been talking to her mother on the phone at the time and Rosamund admits it was terrifying for them both. During an appearance on Magic Radio, she explained: "I was on the phone to my mother – on a mobile phone walking along a road – and I was mugged. "The phone was snatched so all she heard was me scream and a thud and the phone went dead." Rosamund walked to a nearby pub where she was meeting friends and she was able to call her mother to tell her she was alright. She added: "I just walked to the pub and called her there when I met my friends. For her, it was probably a pretty horrible 15 minutes." The actress explained the mugger was "some kid on a bicycle" who had smacked her in the face, adding: "[They] punched me down the side of my cheek and snatched my phone out of my hand." It comes after Rosamund opened up about being was asked to strip to her underwear during her 'James Bond' audition. The Hollywood actress - who played Miranda Frost opposite Pierce Brosnan in 2002 movie 'Die Another Day' - insisted while she had no issue with steamy scenes in the movie, she wasn't willing to do so before she'd landed the role. She told Harper's Bazaar UK magazine: "In the Bond audition, I was asked to unzip and drop the dress I was wearing, to just stand there in underwear. "And I thought, 'Well, no, I'll be doing that if I get the part. I won't be doing that now'." She recalled refusing the request, and added: 'I don't know what possessed me." The following year, Rosamund was cast in a production of 'Hitchcock Blonde', which required her to walk across the stage in the nude. She said: "There was a moment of, 'F***, they've given me this absolute stellar part, but it involves nudity.' "I was taken for a very considerate, you might say, lunch by the director to say, 'Are you aware of this?' ' She insisted the meeting wasn't necessary as the director "knew exactly what was on the table, which was a brilliant role in a fantastic new play".
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rosamund Pike Recalls Getting Mugged and Punched in the Face for Her Phone
Rosamund Pike is recalling a terrifying incident she experienced nearly two decades ago. The Gone Girl actress revealed during a recent interview with Magic Radio that she was attacked during a mugging incident in London. The Independent reported that it happened in 2006. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'The Wheel of Time' Canceled at Amazon's Prime Video After Three Seasons Son of Longtime 'Letterman' Producer Charged With Attempted Murder Man Who Crashed Through Gate of Jennifer Aniston's Bel-Air Home Charged With Stalking, Vandalism 'I was on the phone to my mother, on a mobile phone walking along a road, and I was mugged,' she recounted. 'The phone was snatched so all she heard was me scream and a thud and the phone went dead.' Pike said she was 'angry' after being left with a bruise from being punched in the face during the incident. She added that her mom also endured '15 minutes of hell' until she was able to call her back following the attack. The Independent reported that there has been a recent rise in criminals snatching mobile phones from people on the streets of London, with authorities seeing a 151 percent increase in the last year. Pike, who was born in London, has starred in dozens of projects throughout her career, including, Die Another Day (2002), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Surrogates (2009), Jack Reacher (2012), Beirut (2018), Saltburn (2023) and Hallow Road (2025). In 2015, she earned an Oscar nomination for best actress for her role in 2014's Gone Girl, opposite Ben Affleck. The actress also starred in The Wheel of Time for three seasons, before Prime Video recently announced that it had been canceled. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Pike's rep to see if she filed any charges against the suspect at the time of the mugging incident. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Harvey Weinstein's "Jane Doe 1" Victim Reveals Identity: "I'm Tired of Hiding" 'Awards Chatter' Podcast: 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony (Exclusive)
