Strictly star tackles tube station thief
The professional dance star followed and detained a man after he targeted a woman’s bag on a busy staircase.
Cole, who begins rehearsing for a new series of BBC1’s Strictly on Monday, gave police a statement after the man’s arrest at Baker Street underground station on Thursday evening.
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Hide AdThe 36-year-old said: “I was walking in a busy tube station and it felt like something wasn’t quite right and sure enough I noticed there was a guy who was trying to get into a handbag, under his rucksack.
“I turned round and stopped to make a fuss and after I checked the girl was all right, I stuck with the guy.”
He kept the man occupied until a policeman arrived on the scene.
“I just stuck with him until the policeman came to make sure he didn’t leave. There was no argy bargy or anything,” added Cole.