Emelle had her phone stolen by moped muggers (Picture: Studio Lambert/Channel 4)

The Circle’s Emelle Smith has become a victim of ‘moped muggers’ in London just five days after leaving the Channel 4 show.

The 31-year-old model had just arrived Euston Station yesterday evening, after coming in from her hometown of Manchester, when she was attacked and had her phone stolen.

Thankfully, the star was unharmed in the incident.

Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk about the attack, she said: ‘I had it stolen as soon as I got back to London yesterday.


‘I literally just got off the train and was looking for my Uber on my phone, and someone came past and took it. I couldn’t believe it, he literally just cycled past and he hit me a bit. Took it and tried to give me a back hand so I couldn’t chase him. Even though I couldn’t have chased him because I had a 10-tonne suitcase.’



‘It just took me ages to get home. Should’ve taken me 20 minutes and it took me 90 minutes,’ she added. ‘You don’t realise literally how much you use it for.’

Emelle left the show after players were forced to vote on looks alone (Picture: Channel 4)

Thankfully, her time in The Circle had, for the most part, taught her how to live without it, though learning to navigate London is a lot more difficult when you don’t know the city.

And during her time in the game, in which she slightly reinvented herself to become a 26-year-old straight girl, and not 31 years old and gay, she realised that it wasn’t as essential as she’d come to feel it was.

‘When you’re inside [The Circle] you didn’t really need it for anything, so I didn’t really miss it to be honest,’ she said. ‘It was quite nice to have a little detox.’

Mainly, Emelle is just thankful that the incident was quick and didn’t leave her in bigger trouble.

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‘There’s some pictures and stuff [that I’ve lost], but what can you do?,’ she said.

‘It could’ve been worse, at least he didn’t, like, hurt me or anything. Just pictures and stuff like that mostly that will go amiss.

‘I’ve blocked it as soon as I got home, and I don’t have nudes on my phone. Can you imagine it?! Thankfully I’m not a nude pic sender.’

The Circle continues weeknights and Sundays at 10pm on Channel 4.

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