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How Bridgerton star Genevieve Chenneour's boxing background helped her fight off phone snatcher: Former Olympic swimmer defiantly insists 'he messed with the wrong girl' after attacker threatened to stab her


Bridgerton actress Genevieve Chenneour bravely fought off a phone snatcher on  February 8 after he threatened to stab her in a 'life or death' brawl.

The former Olympian, 27, bravely defended herself after Zacariah Boulares, 18, snuck up behind her and grabbed her phone in Joe & The Juice on Kensington High Street, west London The thug's extensive criminal history - 12 previous convictions relating to 28 offences - was laid bare after he pleaded guilty on May 29 to stealing her phone and assaulting another customer, Carlo Kurcishi. With mobile phone theft in general on the rise, former Chief Superintendent Parm Sandu joined Genevieve on the sofa to advise people how to react if they find themselves victims of a similar crime.

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