Laura Anderson has revealed her boyfriend Tom Brazier was attacked by a mugger who tried to steal his watch on the first night of their Barcelona trip on Thursday.
The Love Island 2018 star, 31, said the couple had been left extremely shaken after they were targeted by the thief as they enjoyed a late-night walk in the Spanish city.
Taking to her Instagram stories, the emotional star urged her followers to be safe as she recounted the terrifying incident.
Horrifying: Laura Anderson has revealed her boyfriend Tom Brazier was attacked by a mugger who tried to steal his watch on the first night of their Barcelona trip on Thursday
She said: ‘So last night was horrible. Me and Tom decided to walk for a bit, try and get a photo and basically got mugged
‘Nothing like this has ever happened to me before. You just get this gut feeling these two guys were watching us. Tom kept saying “it’s fine, it’s fine” and we hailed a cab to go home.
‘Tom opened the door for me and was like “in you go” and I was like “it’s fine, I’ll go round to the side” which I’m glad I did because when Tom went to get in, the guy came from nowhere and pushed him.’
Laura revealed she had intervened when she saw her boyfriend fighting off the attacker, saying: ‘Tom pushed him because he was coming at him.
Shaken: Taking to Instagram stories, the Love Island 2018 star, 31, said the couple had been left extremely shaken after they were targeted by the thief as they enjoyed a late-night walk in the Spanish city
‘The guy was trying to get his watch off his arm and I ran round the back of the cab and yelled “f**k off” and whacked him on the shoulder with my phone.
‘He sort of scuffled off. It was horrible. Tom told me to get in the car and we didn’t know where this guy’s friend was or if he was going to come from behind me or if they had any weapons.
‘All of that for a watch. Tom was attacked. They didn’t get the watch. I think my swearing is what scared them off, I am loud.’
In the aftermath of the attack, Laura said she and Tom had been left uneasy about going out to public places.
She said: ‘I think we both reacted pretty well but I just couldn’t sleep. We feel like we can’t go out without looking over our shoulders. We wanted to go to the beach and workout and I don’t feel like we can do that, leave our stuff unattended.’
Upsetting: Laura said the couple were getting into a taxi when a man ran at Tom, pushed him and tried to steal his watch
Laura later revealed a cut on her hand from striking the attacker with her phone.
The star also posted a snap taken shortly before the incident, writing: ‘Keep your eyes open . This was about 10 minutes before Tom and I got mugged last night.
‘Moral of the story If you’re travelling abroad just have your wits about you and look out for each other. . We were one of the lucky ones, minus a bit of rough & tumble #staysafe.
‘P.s The low life didn’t get what he was after.’
Horror: She said: ‘The guy was trying to get his watch off his arm and I ran round the back of the cab and yelled “f**k off” and whacked him on the shoulder
MailOnline has contacted Laura’s representative for comment.
Tom also wrote: ‘Dinner at @bocagrande on our first night in Barcelona….
‘Right before we had an attempted mugging whilst getting a taxi back to the @wbarcelona
‘They wanted my watch but thankfully we managed to fight off the dirty scoundrels. Myself and my @lauraanderson1x are fine and well.’
Laura recently voiced her excitement about going away with her new boyfriend after uploading a sizzling bikini snap alongside a caption that read: ‘This is how excited I am to have our first holiday booked.’
Brave: Laura later revealed a cut on her hand from striking the attacker with her phone
In May the pair revealed their romance in a couple’s workout video.
They performed a series of lunges and planks before hunky personal trainer Tom used his girl as a weight on his shoulders to engage in some squats.
The TV personality’s clip ended with the pair sharing a sweet smooch after working up a sweat at her home.
Candid: The star also posted a snap taken shortly before the incident, writing: ‘Keep your eyes open . This was about 10 minutes before Tom and I got mugged last night’
Since then they have been spotted enjoying quality time together as well as having a romantic picnic in a London park and more recently a swanky date night in Mayfair.
After leaving the Mallorcan villa in the summer of 2018, the bombshell dated series one winner Max Morley in October.
The duo were in an on-off relationship, with the stars splitting in December, reuniting in May 2019, and eventually calling it quits for good in July last year.
Smitten: Laura and Tom confirmed their romance in May with a couples’ workout video