CHANNEL 4 star George Clarke has broken his silence on being robbed at knifepoint – having admitted ‘I could have been stabbed’.
The architect and presenter, 50, known for shows including Amazing Spaces and The Restoration Man, was mugged in London last month.
This terrifying incident ultimately saw his watch stolen in the process.
Speaking to The Sun’s TV Mag, George addressed how he felt about the frightening ordeal.
He said: “Yeah, I was robbed. It was quite an expensive watch.
“It had no sentimental value at all. And so I just let it go. If it was sentimental value, I think I would have been really, really distraught
about it.
“And in the end I just went, you know what? It’s just a watch. It wasn’t given to me by a member of my family.
“Was it traumatic? Absolutely. Of course it is.”
George also revealed how the stolen watch had been the “most expensive” one he’d bought.
He added: “Bad things can happen in robberies, can’t they? So I just let it go. And it just wasn’t worth it at the end of the day. That’s it.”
Last month, George first told his fans about the robbery via a post on Instagram.
The star wrote: “To the little **** who stole my watch tonight… I pity you.
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Left furious by what happened, George admitted he wanted to hurt the person who had targeted him.
He continued: “I’m ok. I’m just angry with myself.
“I wanted to hit him but I’d be the one done for assault!!!!”
A concerned follower wrote: “Terrible, sorry that happened to you.”
Another said: “That’s rough. Frightening. Sorry George.”
A third posted: “Hope you are ok and weren’t hurt.”
