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Actress and model Rachel Willis, who plays AOL's Internet cyberbabe Connie, was punched in the face by a mobile phone mugger who struck in broad daylight.
The 26-year-old star managed to hold on to her handbag as her attacker ran off into a nearby housing estate with her phone.
She was on her way home when the assault happened in Kennington, south London at 6.30pm on Tuesday.
'Traumatised'
Ms Willis said she was "traumatised" by the attack.
"It was an opportunist attack. I was stupidly walking with my phone talking to my mum and he came and snatched it out of my hand.
"It happened so quickly, your instant reaction is to hang on, which I did - but then he got violent.
"I was really, really shaken up but it could have been a lot worse.
"I really feel quite traumatised. I'm a young girl but older women and men being attacked is horrifying. It's horrifying that you can't walk down the street."
Nationally recognised
The 5ft 11in actress became nationally recognised when she landed the role of Connie, the face of Internet service provider AOL which has one million customers.
As part of a multi-million pound campaign she appears in more than a dozen television adverts, wearing a digitally enhanced, shimmering dress and cropped red hair and guiding families around AOL.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "There have been no arrests and we have been informed of a suspect who is described as a black male."
The 26-year-old star managed to hold on to her handbag as her attacker ran off into a nearby housing estate with her phone.
She was on her way home when the assault happened in Kennington, south London at 6.30pm on Tuesday.
'Traumatised'
Ms Willis said she was "traumatised" by the attack.
"It was an opportunist attack. I was stupidly walking with my phone talking to my mum and he came and snatched it out of my hand.
"It happened so quickly, your instant reaction is to hang on, which I did - but then he got violent.
"I was really, really shaken up but it could have been a lot worse.
"I really feel quite traumatised. I'm a young girl but older women and men being attacked is horrifying. It's horrifying that you can't walk down the street."
Nationally recognised
The 5ft 11in actress became nationally recognised when she landed the role of Connie, the face of Internet service provider AOL which has one million customers.
As part of a multi-million pound campaign she appears in more than a dozen television adverts, wearing a digitally enhanced, shimmering dress and cropped red hair and guiding families around AOL.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "There have been no arrests and we have been informed of a suspect who is described as a black male."
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cookie monster wrote:
Ive had a few beatings myself
I can understand that.
Sorry mate. ;-) Seriously though, what you have to remember is that shes a woman on the phone to her Mum. So yeah, a guy jumping her out of nowhere will shake her up.
Had to laugh when I read the idea of it being someone whos sick of AOL and its habit of booting you all the time. I'm AOL and I get that crud all the time. Should be going onto broadband soon hopefully.
Ive had a few beatings myself
I can understand that.
Sorry mate. ;-) Seriously though, what you have to remember is that shes a woman on the phone to her Mum. So yeah, a guy jumping her out of nowhere will shake her up.
Had to laugh when I read the idea of it being someone whos sick of AOL and its habit of booting you all the time. I'm AOL and I get that crud all the time. Should be going onto broadband soon hopefully.
EvilMoo wrote:
> lolz
'Laughing out loud zippy'?
At least it proves it can happen to anyone, still I hope the thieving little git gets a strong sentance...
> lolz
'Laughing out loud zippy'?
At least it proves it can happen to anyone, still I hope the thieving little git gets a strong sentance...
I read that when the story jumped into my face when i signed on (im with AOL) its a bit sad, but being traumatised is a little overdramatic. Ive had a few beatings myself, just makes you a stronger person.
I bet she's really sad and got AOL stuff for when she gets a message and so on.
Sorry about being mugged and all though.
Sorry about being mugged and all though.
Any one want a new phone? I get loads from ....er...my mate.
monkey_man wrote:
> Yeah, I read about this. The worrying thing i that about a month ago,
> in the Daily Mail's Q&A section, someone was asking who she was
> and where she lived. Maybe it was all an elaborate scheme?
Maybe some bloke got too pi$$ed off with AoL crashing all the time!
> Yeah, I read about this. The worrying thing i that about a month ago,
> in the Daily Mail's Q&A section, someone was asking who she was
> and where she lived. Maybe it was all an elaborate scheme?
Maybe some bloke got too pi$$ed off with AoL crashing all the time!
AOL have a lot more than 1 million customers...
Yeah, I read about this. The worrying thing i that about a month ago, in the Daily Mail's Q&A section, someone was asking who she was and where she lived. Maybe it was all an elaborate scheme?
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