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Bridgerton’s Genevieve Chenneour Says She Was Hit Near Oxford Circus in Second London Attack This Year

She recounted the incident on Instagram following a February phone theft that left her concussed, with the robber later jailed for 22 months.

Overview

  • Chenneour said a man targeted her and struck her about five minutes before an audition near Oxford Circus on Thursday.
  • She described the alleged attacker as about 50 years old, 6ft 3in, Black, wearing a dark-coloured hat and black clothes.
  • The actress said she was left shaken and suffered panic attacks as audition staff gave her a private room to recover.
  • She posted an emotional video to Instagram Stories shortly after the encounter, which was picked up by multiple outlets.
  • In February she confronted a phone thief in a Kensington café; the 18-year-old later received a 22-month sentence, and she has since reported severe anxiety and moving out of London.