Brutal attack on pet dog leaves model Daisy reeling

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Daisy Lowe is distraught after witnessing a thug kick her beloved pet dog into the air while she was taking him for a walk in the park.

The lingerie model says her white Maltese terrier, Monty, was left with a broken knee, severe bruising and suspected internal bleeding after the horrific attack.

‘He kicked my dog in the stomach, who went flying,’ she says. ‘I really wish I had caught that horrible man.’

The incident happened earlier this week in Primrose Hill, a swanky corner of North London popular with the rich and famous. Lowe, 32, is appealing for witnesses who might be able to identify the white male attacker, who fled the scene.

‘Monty is badly bruised and still finding walking difficult,’ Lowe says. ‘But we think that with a lot of rest, cuddles and some food, he’ll be OK.’

One of Lowe’s close friends tells me: ‘Daisy is frightened to head back to the park. She’s still nervous and worried that another incident might happen as the attacker is still out there. She was very shaken by it as Monty means the world to her.’

Her beloved dog (pictured right with Daisy before the attack) is 13 years old and was adopted by Lowe while she was living in New York.

Model Daisy’s father is rock star Gavin Rossdale, while her mother is pop star-turned-fashion designer Pearl Lowe. Pearl and her husband, Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, were members of the louche 1990s Primrose Hill set: the well-connected group (that also included Rossdale, Patsy Kensit and Meg Mathews) that became a byword for hedonism.

Daisy, who partnered Aljaz Skorjanec on Strictly in 2016, is going out with property developer Jordan Saul.

Her former boyfriends include DJ Mark Ronson and Matt Smith, who played the young Prince Philip in the first two seasons of Netflix hit The Crown.

■ THE Crown star Emma Corrin, who came out as what she described as ‘queer’ this week, has advice for her fellow actresses. ‘I have spent the last year and a bit . . . getting better at saying “No”. I’m naturally a people-pleaser, and I think this will be the case for a lot of young people, especially young women in the industry,’ declares the actress, 25, who plays Princess Diana in the hit Netflix drama. ‘You often feel that you should pander to anyone who is more experienced or has more power than you, so that you end up saying “Yes” or put yourself in a vulnerable position in something you don’t want to do.’