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Seann Walsh Reveals His Phone Was Stolen From His Hand In London
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 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
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.'
Following his ordeal, Seann shared a screenshot of his phone's whereabouts to his Instagram Story on Sunday
Professional dancer Michelle Tsiakkas, 29, was also robbed in broad daylight in London this week, leaving her 'scared and helpless'
In an emotional post on Instagram, the ballroom star recounted the 'traumatising' incident to fans whilst urging them to stay vigilant
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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Rounding out a cast that includes Conservative MP Matt Hancock and Culture Club singer Boy George is the comedian Seann Walsh.
Walsh is a familiar face among reality TV fans, thanks to a controversial run on BBC dance competition Strictly Come Dancing a few years ago.
While Walsh has won acclaim for his observational stand-up comedy routines, it is the cheating scandal with dance partner Katya Jones for which he is most widely remembered.
Find everything else you need to know about the new series of I'm a Celebrity here, and the official cast photos here.
Here's a timeline of Walsh's career and past controversies, leading up to his participation in I'm a Celebrity...
2009 – Walsh wins Chortle's Best Newcomer
The comedy organisation recognised Walsh's potential by awarding him the prize for best newcomer, just a couple of years after Walsh began performing stand-up.
That year he would also make his first appearance on the popular TV panel show Mock the Week.
2012 – Seann to Be Wild
At the Edinburgh Fringe in 2012, Walsh performed his stand-up show Seann to Be Wild. He went on to tour the set around the country, and it was filmed for his first live stand-up DVD.
8 September 2018 – Strictly Come Dancing
Walsh started as a contestant on the 16th series of Strictly Come Dancing.
He was partnered with Katya Jones, in a series that also included celebrities such as Susannah Constantine, Kate Silverton and Graeme Swan.
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Katya Jones and Seann Walsh on 'Strictly' (BBC/Guy Levy)Early October 2018 – Scandal
At the time of his involvement in Strictly, Walsh was in a long-term relationship with actor Rebecca Humphries.
However, just a few weeks into the series' run, Walsh was pictured outside the Duke of York pub in Marylebone sharing a kiss with Jones, who is married to dancer Neil Jones.
The apparent affair – which some have attributed to the so-called curse surrounding Strictly's dance partnerships – placed Walsh at the centre of a fierce tabloid backlash. The pair apologised during an interview on Strictly's It Takes Two companion show.
Soon after the story was published, Humphries broke up with Walsh in a public Twitter statement.
28 October 2018 – Elimination
Walsh and Jones were eliminated from the series in week six, with their image having been tarnished by the offscreen scandal.
May 2019 – Flinch
In 2019, Walsh hosted 10 episodes of a new game show, Flinch, produced for Netflix.
The series was cancelled after just one season.
August 2020 – Walsh quits Twitter
Walsh announced he was leaving the social media platform in August of 2020, claiming the abuse he had recieved online had made his life an "absolute hell".
"Been off Twitter for around a week. I had to come back on to DM someone. Quickly checked the mensions. This app has contributed to making the last couple of years of my life, absolute hell," he wrote.
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Sean Walsh has opened up about the 'Strictly' scandal in the last couple of years (BBC)"When I was in my mid twenties, before there was even the term 'troll', I had a TV show. It wasn't good but I was young and inexperienced. Nevertheless, that should have been an exciting time in my life. But instead I remember it for someone tweeting me 'What is @seannwalsh and how do we make it die?'
"I must hear that echo in my mind every few weeks. I hate this place. It's poisonous."
March 2022 – Interview with i
In March of 2022, Walsh gave a candid interview to the iabout the Strictly scandal and its fallout.
"It was a trauma," he said. "You never really get over something like that."
October 2022 – I'm a Celebrity announced
Walsh is announced as a surprise contestant on the new series of I'm a Celebrity.
He joined the show as a surprise contestant – but his arrival was overshadowed by the news that former health secretary Matt Hancock would be joining him.
It wasn't long on the new series before presenters Ant and Dec made light of the Strictly scandal on air.
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