The Chase's Jenny Ryan left 'vulnerable and anxious' after being robbed in her own home
ok.co.ukThe Chase's Jenny Ryan was visibly upset as she shared her recent experience of being robbed during a distressing interview.The 42 year old quiz whizz, also known as The Vixen, appeared shaken as she recounted the terrifying incident where she fell victim to a heartless scam.
She explained how a man knocked on her door claiming there was a leak in her flat and needed to take some photos, promising it would only take a few minutes.
However, once inside, the man went into Jenny's bedroom and stole her mobile phone along with some sentimental jewellery.The brave star opened up about the ordeal to Morning Live hosts Gethin Jones and Helen Skelton, admitting she felt "stupid" for letting the man into her home. "It was an ordinary morning and I had a ring on the doorbell, let someone into my block of flats," Jenny remembered. "He knocked on the door and he told me the building manager was on his way, there'd been a leak, it was to do with the new kitchen - which we did just have a new kitchen fitted, the landlord just put that in." She recounted the chilling moment when the man claimed he needed to snap a few photos. "Maybe I questioned it a little bit.
But I thought 'we have had so many people in, it's a quick job, go on I will let him in'. "Unfortunately he had some bad intentions, he ended up getting into my bedroom with the door closed and when he left I'd realised he had taken my mobile phone and three pieces of jewellery that had been given to me by my parents for special occasions and are irreplaceable." Jenny attempted to locate her phone to contact her landlord and verify if the man was supposed to visit her flat, but it was missing.
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