A Russian model known as the ‘Bentley Girl’ has had her home ransacked as she becomes the latest victim of lawless London.
Alla Bruletova, 25, took to Instagram to share an image of the aftermath of the break-in with her 2.6 million followers.
It showed a shattered window glass on top of a chest, and a pile of clothes on the floor after a burglar had forced their way into the property.
The 5ft 2inch model said a thief broke in, but a passer-by noticed and alerted the police.
Taking to Instagram, she said: ‘Someone on the street noticed a thief trying to break in through the window and called the cops.
‘Shoutout to London police for acting super fast.
‘Stay safe, everyone.’
In a further post, she added: ‘Never expected to be the victim.
Alla Bruletova, 25, took to Instagram to share an image of the aftermath of the break-in with her 2.6 million followers
The 5ft 2inch model said a thief broke in, but a passer-by noticed and alerted the police
It showed a shattered window glass on top of a chest, and a pile of clothes on the floor after a burglar had forced their way into the property
‘Thank you Metropolitan Police for keeping me safe.’
Ms Bruletova was a child gymnast who got into modelling at the age of 13.
She dropped out of Vladimir Putin’s Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration where she studied journalism, to try her chances in acting and then video blogging.
In July 2023 her Bentley video went viral when it amassed 5million views on the first day, becoming a viral sensation.
In the promotional video for a Bentley car at a Russian dealership, she appeared in a hypnotically soft-spoken ASMR‑like commercial for Jet Car dealership.
She gently caressed parts of the car — the grille, door handle, steering wheel — whispering the word ‘Bentley’ in a sultry tone.
The influencer has also modelled for major labels around the world and has appeared as a minor character in Russian TV shows Unprincipled and Ivanko.
She previously launched her own brand LookForever, but the business has since closed down.
In July 2023, Ms Bruletova’s Bentley video went viral when it amassed 5 million views on the first day, becoming a viral sensation
In a further Instagram post, the Russian model added that she ‘never expected to be the victim’
Ms Bruletova was a child gymnast who got into modelling at the age of 13
She dropped out of Vladimir Putin’s Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration where she studied journalism, to try her chances in acting and then video blogging
The influencer has modelled for major labels around the world and has appeared as a minor character in Russian TV shows Unprincipled and Ivanko
Last week, ex-Premier League star Tammy Abraham, who now plays for Besiktas in Turkey, also took to Instagram story to share shocking footage of a burglary at his London home.
Clearly shaken, he also told his followers that some valuables were taken.
‘A bunch of low lifes came to burgle my home couple days ago and took some valuables,’ Abraham captioned the video. ‘Thank God my family are all OK.
‘If anyone knows or heard any info, please let me know. I will find out soon.’
He then clarified the incident took place at his property in London, rather than Turkey.
The footage appeared to show three masked individuals moving around the garden.
Abraham was seemingly able to watch the break-in via an app, which alerted him to the fact that there were people detected inside the property at just after 3am BST.
At one point, two of the intruders dragged away a heavy white object.
Tammy Abraham has revealed his house in London was broken into by thieves
The intruders (seen bottom right) were caught on a camera positioned in Abraham’s garden
Earlier this year, the Daily Mail revealed London’s swanky Mayfair and Soho neighbourhoods as the burglary hotspots of England and Wales.
The sector built around Regent Street, one of the capital’s most famed areas because of its breadth of shops and restaurants, recorded 282 break-ins last year.
The West End area, with its 2,280 residents, therefore has a burglary rate of 123 per 1,000 population, the highest in England and Wales.
Home to just 2,280 residents, our in-depth analysis suggests the West End area, which includes Oxford Street, New Bond Street, Carnaby Street and Saville Row, saw 123 burglaries for every 1,000 people.
For Londoners living in an area where the average house price is more than £1million, it is just another problem in a place where crime is around every corner.
The constant crowds mean thieves can hide in plain sight, stealing phones straight out of the hands of unsuspecting tourists.
Locals are used to the dangers and know not to walk around with phones in hand, make sure doors are locked and keep in touch with neighbours.
One log-time Soho resident said everything in her small patch of London ‘keeps getting worse’.
Crowds on Oxford Street, which is now part of the UK’s burglary hotspot
Residents and businesses in the central London neighbourhood saw 282 burglaries last year
A key lock on a gate in Mayfair – the boxes are used to store keys for AirBnb guests
Javier Mejuto, 52, known as ‘Huby’, has been a porter for 17 years.
His place of work on Gilbert Street in Mayfair was once occupied by residential flats, but increasingly the flats have been changed to AirBnbs, which Javier says has made the job of keeping the building safe much harder.
He said: ‘What we see quite often is people trying to follow others into the building, or having parties and you don’t know who is in the building.
‘I have done this job a long time here and other places and this is the worst I have ever seen it.
‘We get it quite often, at least eight complaints a month people knocking on the door, trying the keys, buzzing on buzzers and inviting people to parties.
‘It’s the opportunists which comes from the AirBnb people, they are not looking out for their neighbours.
‘I remember the building being residential, you would know your residents, you would know who was in the flats.
‘Now you haven’t got a clue and every other day it is changing.’
Javier Mejuto has worked as a porter in Mayfair for 17 years and says things are getting worse
Lock boxes normally used with Air B&Bs outside a property in Soho
Last year, Westminster City Council, which includes Soho and Mayfair was named the UK’s worst area for pickpockets.
The council received 28,155 reports of theft from the person between March 2023 and March 2024.
Popular tourist areas such as Covent Garden, Soho, and Mayfair are also hotspots with gangs known to be targeting mobile phones and jewellery including watches.
For Jane Doyle, 79, witnessing street thefts and shoplifting has become all too common.
‘It is rampant,’ she said, ‘People running through pubs and cafes, seeing what they can collect from tables.
‘I take care not to use my phone in public unless I have to.
‘I feel relatively safe here but I don’t go out very much late at night.
‘But people do remarkably stupid things, leaving doors open, leaving laptops sitting on the desk and then wonder why it is stolen.’
Jane Doyle, 79, says thefts and anti-social behaviour have become more common since the pandemic
The upmarket area of Soho is part of the UK’s number one burglary hotspot
A sign on a doorway asking residents not to allow entry to strangers
Ms Doyle is a member of the crime panel in Soho and believes issues of theft and anti-social behaviour are getting worse.
She added: ‘I have lived her for 50 years.
‘But more than 35 per cent of Westminster’s crime is in Soho, the West End and St James.
‘Since covid, everything has got worse.
‘There were fewer people around then and there was less opportunity.’
In the five years in which Andrew Campbell has lived in Mayfair, he has seen robberies, thefts and even the aftermath of a machete attack.
He told the Daily Mail that although he feels safe behind the gated apartment block where he lives, both he and his girlfriend are beginning to ‘hate’ their home due to the constant risk of robbery.
As the burglary capital of the UK, designer shops and unique retailers become targets for criminals trying to break in to steal expensive items.
Andrew Campbell said robberies in the area are causing them to ‘hate’ living there
A police car parked in Soho after the area has become the UK’s number one burglary hotspot
Locals have also noticed an alarming rise in shoplifting in the area.
In 2024, thefts were the most common crime in Westminster according to Met Police data, in particular theft from the person – which includes phone and watch thefts.
In total, the Met recorded nearly 60,000 theft offences, making up nearly two thirds of all crimes last year.
David Bieda said thefts were the main issue for residents in Soho.
He said: ‘Thefts are the biggest thing, it is people stealing from shops that happens all the time here.
‘You see it all the time.’
He also had an experience where a man tried to enter his house by jumping over his fence.
David Bieda said he once had a man attempt to climb over his wall
He said: ‘Thefts are the biggest thing, it is people stealing from shops that happens all the time here.
‘You see it all the time.’
He also had an experience where a man tried to enter his house by jumping over his fence.
He said: ‘They found someone jumping over all the garden walls, they climbed over my side walls but he was quickly caught by police.’
