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off a <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/smartphones\/\">phone<\/a> thief in Joe & the Juice.<\/p>\n<p>Chenneour, who plays Clara Livingston in <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>’s beloved show, was waiting for her order at the chain cafe on Kensington High Street, London.<\/p>\n<p>The thief, who the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14797075\/Moment-Bridgerton-actress-phone-robbed-prolific-Algerian-thief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> identified as Zacariah Boulares, 18, quietly snuck up behind her and grabbed her phone, which was placed on the counter.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately, Chenneour sprang into action as she spun around and grabbed his arm while another man came to her aid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>CCTV footage shows her freeing her phone from his grasp as she pushes him to the ground and fights back against the hooded criminal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2201082895.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23390117\" alt=\"31st Screen Actors Guild Awards - Arrivals\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Bridgerton star Genevieve Chenneour has fought back against a phone thief (Picture: Christopher Polk\/ Variety via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"636\" height=\"358\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99252217-0-image-a-23_1749633179694.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23385876\" alt=\"Genevieve Chenneour fights off thief in Joe and the Juice\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>She was grabbing lunch when the incident unfolded (Picture: Met Police)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In court on May 29, Boulares pleaded guilty to stealing her phone as well as assaulting another customer.<\/p>\n<p>The actress previously told the Mail: ‘They didn’t expect me to stand up for myself \u2013 but I did.’ <\/p>\n<p>‘I was left with a concussion just before the Screen Actors Guild Awards and since then, I’ve felt constantly on edge,’ she shared.<\/p>\n<p>‘Even my dog was traumatised – now, if anyone touches me, he panics and tries to protect me. Getting a coffee shouldn’t be something you need your wits about you for.’<\/p>\n<p>Chenneour added that she was thankful to the staff in store who were ‘incredible’ during the incident, and she has returned to see since.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"483\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255025801-64b1.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23383519\" alt=\"Grabs: Bridgerton actress has her phone robbed by prolific Algerian thief\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Zacariah Boulares snuck up behind her and picked up her phone (Picture: Met Police)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255025832-c60f.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23383518\" alt=\"Grabs: Bridgerton actress has her phone robbed by prolific Algerian thief\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The actress sprung into action and beat him to give it back (Picture: Met Police)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She retrained as an actress after winning an Olympic scholarship to train for Team GB’s artistic swimming team at the age of 15.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately an injury prevented her from going pro but after being a stunt double for underwater scenes in Gateway To The West she landed a role on Bridgerton.<\/p>\n<p>Boulares reportedly also threatened Aled Jones with a machete 18 months prior, as he stole the star’s \u00a317,000 Rolex watch while in West London.<\/p>\n<p>He was jailed for 14 months in a young offenders centre after the incident in October 2023, getting released 10 months early.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_252758157-ebfb.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23383525\" alt=\"Genevieve Chenneour as Clara Livingston in Bridgerton\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Chenneour plays debutante Clara Livingston in the Netflix period drama (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"439\" height=\"594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-477290398.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23390128\" alt=\"Synchronised Swimming - Day 4: Baku 2015 - 1st European Games\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>She previously competed in artistic swimming to an Olympic standard (Picture: Paul Gilham\/ Getty Images for BEGOC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the hearing regarding Chenneour’s case, he also admitted to stealing a handbag at a pizza restaurant in London’s West End in January this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a message on her Instagram, the Bridgerton debutante thanked fans for their support after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>‘I’m okay and incredibly grateful he won’t be able to harm anyone else,’ she said. ‘I am, however, finding it difficult to feel safe going out – especially after being repeatedly threatened with being stabbed in the face.’<\/p>\n<p>Chenneour revealed that the man at the end of the video had threatened to stab her, turning it into a ‘life or death’ situation’in her mind’.<\/p>\n<p>This second man has been released due to a lack of evidence and won’t be going to court, according to the star.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Met Police said: ‘Police were called to a restaurant on Kensington High Street on Saturday, 8 February following reports of a theft and an assault. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"811\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_254205487-d81f.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23383524\" alt=\"Zachariah Boulares who stole a mobile phone from Bridgerton star Genevieve Chenneour at Joe & The Juice in Kensington to leave the actress suffering concussion. Algerian Boulares, 18, who has an appalling criminal record, will be sentenced later this month.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Boulares was charged with common assault and theft (Picture: Met Police)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>‘CCTV showed the suspect stealing a phone from the table and then assaulting a separate member of the public who confronted him. <\/p>\n<p>‘The victim of the assault was kicked and punched before the suspect left the premises.<\/p>\n<p>‘CCTV enquiries identified Zacariah Boulares as the suspect and he was arrested. Boulares, 18, was charged with common assault and theft.’<\/p>\n<p>He will be sentenced later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T53S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/11\/10\/99252217-0-image-a-22_1749633178714.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-06-11T10:12:46+0100″,”description”:”CCTV captured the moment Bridgerton actress Genevieve Chenneour, 27, fought back as a prolific thief tried to steal her phone.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/06\/11\/1697871878593135059\/480x270_MP4_1697871878593135059.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4093"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4104,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4093\/revisions\/4104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}