Rhian Sugden left shaken after gang of masked men attempt to break into her home
RHIAN Sugden was left shaken after a gang of masked men tried to smash their way into her home during the coronavirus lockdown.
The glamour model was lying in bed with actor husband Oliver Mellor when she heard a noise outside.
Rhian, 32, looked outside and was horrified to see three men in hoodies and masks on her driveway.
Her screams woke sleeping Oliver, who jumped into action and ran downstairs to confront them at around 12.30am on Thursday.
Rhian also turned on all the lights, causing the suspects to flee towards a van and speed off with the headlights off.
Former Page 3 girl Rhian, who married Oliver in September 2018 and lives in a £300,000 house in Manchester, said: “It was the worst experience of my life.
“Oliver was asleep and I was in bed reading. I heard a strange noise and looked out the window and saw three men wearing masks on my driveway.
“They were creeping about and looking at our garage.
“When Oliver got outside he saw a van with no lights on driving off down the road.”
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The couple, who already have a security alarm, have now splashed out on a state of the art CCTV system.
Former Celebrity Big brother star Rhian added: “We called 999 and six police cars turned up really quickly.
“They said burglaries were on the increase because of the lockdown at the moment.
“It’s a horrible experience to go through so I hope they catch them.”
A Gtr Manchester Police spokeswoman said: “At around 12.40am on Wednesday 14 May 2020 police were called to a report of an attempted burglary.”
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Last month beauty business owner Paige Louise, 26, was held up at knifepoint in her own home in Stalybridge, Gtr Manchester.
Her nine-year-old brother was slung into a room as three men ransacked her home to steal Rolex watches and jewellery.
And in London, Spurs star Dele Alli, 24, was attacked this week by two armed raiders who broke into his £2million home in North London to steal £350,000 of watches.
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