04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rylan Clark's 'mugging' by surprise assailant leads to awkward call to police
Rylan Clark has detailed the hilarious moment he was "mugged" by an unusual thief while walking back to a friend's house in Romford, forcing him to make an awkward phone call to the police
Rylan Clark has shared a hilarious anecdote about the time he was "mugged by a fox", which led to an awkward phone call with the police. The amusing tale unfolded during his Radio 2 show, Rylan On Saturday, after a colleague recounted her own encounter with a squirrel.
The former X Factor contestant and Eurovision star revealed that he had been "mugged by a fox" while walking back from Romford to a friend's house. In a conversation on air, he described how he had spotted the fox on a wall while he was holding his wallet in his hand.
He recalled: "And, as I thought I've seen this fox. You know, normally, you just like stamp your foot on the floor and the fox will run away? Getcha! So, I stamped me foot, and this fox really like nonchalantly crawled down the wall looking at me, walked towards me.
"And I'd obviously had a couple of drinks - I'm thinking, 'Oh, this ain't happening'. Well, it pounced. I've jumped, dropped me wallet, it's got it in its mouth and gone up the road, took my wallet!"
After the bizarre incident, Rylan then had to report the theft to his card company. However, they required a crime reference number since he had reported his card as stolen.
Yet, in a comical twist, he then had to call the police to report his unusual mugging. When asked why he needed a crime reference number, he explained that he had been "mugged", leading to further questions about the identity of the perpetrator.
He responded: "I was like, 'Oh, a fox', and I could just hear them all laughing. They were like, 'Could you describe them?' I was like, 'Bushy, ginger'. Yeah, I still got the crime reference number."
Meanwhile, the beloved broadcaster recently branded his mum, Linda, a "walking disaster" during a live show after she revealed how she'd hurt her arms whilst at home.
During a telephone chat live on his programme, Linda explained to the audience that she'd been "looking in the ottoman" when the "lid came down", with Rylan noting that she'd cut her arm in the process.
"Oh it did hurt", Linda replied, before saying: "If it ain't one thing it's another, isn't it?"
In response, Rylan said: "That's why you're like a walking disaster at the moment," to which Linda agreed.
However, just weeks earlier, Rylan had disclosed that Linda wouldn't feature on his programme as she'd been rushed to hospital. He informed his followers on Instagram that "Mummy Linda isn't well sadly".
He subsequently praised the emergency staff at Princess Alexandra Hospital whilst reassuring supporters that he would provide updates and that his mum is "on the mend" and a "trooper".
