BRIDGERTON star Genevieve Chenneour has claimed she was hit by a man in central London – just months after being mugged.
The 27-year-old actress broke down in tears as she told of the ‘attack’ near Oxford Circus.
She was on her way to an audition when she was left “shaken” by the incident, which she detailed in a video to fans.
Genevieve, who played Clara Livingston in the hit Netflix series, said it had triggered panic attacks that she’s suffered from since she fought off a violent phone thief in a London cafe earlier this year.
She said today: “Guys, literally five minutes before my audition, I was walking around the corner at Oxford Circus and this guy just looks at me, and targets me, and f***ing hits me.
“I’m like, against the wall, and I was right about to arrive for my audition. So I had to come in, and I’m trying to gather myself, but I’m so shaken.
“Obviously I had that phone attack happen to me and it’s so nerve wracking for me being out in central London now.
“I’d just got my confidence up and was looking at moving back.”
It’s not clear whether she has reported the incident as yet, but described her assailant as: “about 50 years old, 6ft 3in, black, wearing a dark-coloured hat and black clothes”.
Genevieve added: “I couldn’t walk anywhere – he was just looking at me, and he just f***ing hit me. It was a full grown man. I’m so shaken. I’ve got to try and prepare for this audition.
“They’ve really kindly given me this room above the audition room and said I can just take my time and gather myself.
“So I’m just going to take, like, half an hour, I think. I keep on having panic attacks.”
Earlier this year, Genevieve wrestled a brazen thief to the ground after tried to steal her phone.
CCTV footage showed the moment Zacariah Boulares, 18, swiped the device from unsuspecting Genevieve in Kensington.
Algerian national Boulares pleaded guilty to stealing the phone and was jailed for 22 months.
