Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:36 AM BBC newsreader Jan Leeming, 80, details being mugged in France trends now

Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:36 AM BBC newsreader Jan Leeming, 80, details being mugged in France trends now
Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:36 AM BBC newsreader Jan Leeming, 80, details being mugged in France trends now

Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:36 AM BBC newsreader Jan Leeming, 80, details being mugged in France trends now

'His leg was between my legs': BBC newsreader Jan Leeming, 80, details being 'rugby tackled' by masked man at ATM - and reveals she cooked for her friends hours after mugging Ms Leeming, 80, says she has been left 'very shaken' and with a 'very deep graze' The former BBC news anchor was 'rugby tackled to the ground' after the man  He then made off in a getaway car, but was unsuccessful in stealing any items She described incident as a 'horrid experience', but says she is 'absolutely fine' 

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Ex-BBC newsreader Jan Leeming revealed she fought off a would-be bag snatcher who rugby-tackled her to the floor at an ATM in a French village over a week ago. 

And the veteran broadcaster, 80, told Good Morning Britain on Wednesday exactly what happened to her, noting her mugger was unsuccessful in his attempts. 

Jan detailed the attack saying: 'There was a man in the queue, shorter than I am, with a mask under his nose. I thought he was queuing. He spoke to my friend and said how good her French was.

'His leg was between my legs': BBC newsreader Jan Leeming, 80, told Good Morning Britain on Wednesday about being 'rugby tackled' by a masked man at an ATM in France a week ago

'His leg was between my legs': BBC newsreader Jan Leeming, 80, told Good Morning Britain on Wednesday about being 'rugby tackled' by a masked man at an ATM in France a week ago 

'He then asked if I spoke French. I replied that I understood but don't speak French. 

'He proffered his left hand. I was standing there. Then his leg was between my legs, he got hold of my thigh. 

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