Seann Walsh reveals his phone was stolen 'straight from his hand' in London just days after a Strictly star was mugged
Seann Walsh revealed his phone was stolen 'straight from his hand' in London just days after a Strictly star was mugged.
The comedian, 39, said that a thief nabbed the device 'a week or so ago' and it was now in China, according to Find My iPhone.
Professional dancer Michelle Tsiakkas, 29, was also robbed in broad daylight in London this week, leaving her 'scared and helpless'.
Following his ordeal, Seann shared a screenshot of his phone's whereabouts to his Instagram Story on Sunday and 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.'
A fan replied to Seann and asked him to write a book about the things that have happened in his life.
They added: '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 added: '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.'
Phone thefts in London have hit a record high with a shocking 37 people having their mobile stolen every day in the capital's West End alone.
New data has revealed that almost 231,000 phone thefts and robberies were recorded over the past four years in the capital, a threefold increase.
The epicentre for these brazen crimes is in the world's theatre capital, the West End, a magnet for tourists where around 40,000 phones were reported stolen over the same period, data by the Metropolitan Police shows.
Elsewhere, Strictly dancer Michelle was on her way to the dentist early in the morning when her phone was snatched.
In an emotional post on Instagram, the ballroom star recounted the 'traumatising' incident to fans whilst urging them to stay vigilant.
Michelle said in a video message: 'This was a couple of days ago and I've just about mentally recovered from that. It was quite traumatising on the day.
'It wasted my whole day and made me feel awful, scared, helpless and I don't want the same to happen to you.'
She explained: 'My phone got stolen. 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.'
Michelle, who joined Strictly three years ago, said a man on a bike swiped her mobile while she was in Convent Garden.
'So it was early morning. I was on my way to the dentist in London. It was around Covent Garden so the streets were really quiet.
'I think I was just the only person around so maybe I was an easy target and I whipped out my phone to have a look at the directions to see where my dentist was.
'I was on the actual street of the dentist and what happens? A man comes on a bike behind me, sweeps past me and grabs my phone.
'So he's grabbed my phone. He's on an electric bike and my heart just sank. I tried to I think like reach for it and that made me fall on my knees on the floor and graze my knee.
'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. He was wearing a mask so there was no way that I could have seen what he looked like and he was going really fast on that electric bike so there was no way on earth I could have caught up with him.
'Thankfully there were two really lovely and helpful women there and they'd seen that I was a bit distressed.'
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