McIntyre ‘OK’ after mugging by moped duo
THE wife of comedian Michael McIntyre insisted yesterday he was “fine” after the star was robbed by moped thugs in front of his son during a school run.
The 42-year-old had a £15,000 Rolex watch stolen by two blackclad raiders who battered the driver’s window of his Range Rover with a hammer.
The attack happened on Monday afternoon as Michael was sitting in the £120,000 vehicle with 10-year-old son Oscar, waiting for elder son Lucas, 13, to come out of his private school in Golders Green, north London.
While the comic recovered at the family’s £5.7million home in nearby Hampstead, his aromatherapist wife Kitty spoke briefly to reassure wellwishers.
As she left the house to take Oscar to school yesterday morning Kitty – daughter of the late actor Simon Ward – said of her husband: “He is fine.”
Asked if the couple were worried about safety, she said: “No.”
Witnesses to the attack, which happened a five-minute drive from the house, said the robbers hit the car window up to 15 times.
One told how Michael tried to fight back before the thugs roared off. He then rushed round to the passenger side of the car to comfort terrified Oscar.
As other parents and passers-by came to help and police arrived, the shaken star was heard saying: “I can’t really say what’s happening, we’re sorting this out.”
Friends believe the comic was targeted at school gates because he was especially vulnerable.
TV’s Loose Women panellist Jane Moore said: “As a parent you’re going to go, ‘Have whatever you want – don’t hurt me or my child’.”
Police inquiries were continuing as locals called for a blitz on moped and scooter gangs. The attack is the latest in a trend which has claimed several highprofile victims including celebrity cook Annabel Karmel, who had a handbag and a Rolex stolen.
West Ham footballer Andy Carroll was targeted by a gunman on a motorbike who tried to steal his £22,000 watch.
Ex-Chancellor George Osborne and money-saving expert Martin Lewis have also been targets. Andy Carroll was targeted