Presenter Kirsty Gallacher 'still in shock' after being attacked in street

Kirsty Gallacher has been flooded with good wishes from celebrated friends aft a alien attacked her successful cardinal London.

The erstwhile Sky Sports News presenter said a antheral dressed "all successful black, covered up" walked towards her earlier physically assaulting her successful the street.

The unprovoked onslaught happened astatine astir 7pm connected Tuesday arsenic she walked to her car connected her mode home, with the streets lit and different radical nearby.

Ms Gallacher, who presently presents Global's Gold Radio Drive, appeared tearful successful an Instagram video posted connected Wednesday evening, saying she was attacked during the locomotion she takes "most nights".

"I was walking connected the pavement and I noticed this feline each successful achromatic covered up, conscionable walking astatine me, and I'm ever vigilant, and helium was conscionable walking towards me, and I thought 'this is not right,' truthful I moved retired of the way," she said.

"Then helium brushed past me, helium turned astir and helium kicked maine - similar helium was kicking a shot - helium kicked maine successful the mediate of a thoroughfare astatine astir 7 o'clock past nighttime successful beforehand of people. I turned astir and helium scarpered."

Famous friends were speedy to connection support, with Celebrity Traitors prima Kate Garraway replying: "This is atrocious - americium truthful atrocious - precise brave successful sharing specified an important connection but anticipation YOU are okay?"

ITV's This Morning co-presenter Ben Shephard wrote: "Kirsty, so, truthful atrocious to perceive this. Sending tons of emotion and support."

Former super-middleweight satellite champion boxer Carl Froch said: "Disgraceful! Wish I was there, helium can't tally erstwhile he's been rendered unconscious."

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TV presenter Lisa Snowdon said: "Oh, Kirsty. I'm truthful aggravated and truthful utterly devastated that this happened to you. It's horrific. I'm sending you a immense hug, my love."

Radio and TV presenter Jenni Falconer said: "Kirsty, this is awful. I'm truthful atrocious you experienced this. And not okay. Big emotion to you."

'Still shocked'

Ms Gallacher said she is ever "very vigilant" erstwhile out, taking precautions specified arsenic wearing a cross-body container and keeping her hands free. She said she "couldn't person done much to support herself".

"I'm inactive shocked now, and I person the bruises to beryllium it, I'm afraid," she said.

A radical of girls helped Ms Gallacher, but a adjacent information defender "did nothing," she added.

"I conscionable stood determination and I conscionable couldn't really judge that someone, a stranger, has conscionable decided, for immoderate crushed - whether he's got a occupation with women, whether he's conscionable an opportunist - helium decided helium did not similar maine and helium conscionable thought 'nah, I'll springiness you the boot'.

"You ever deliberation it's not going to hap to me, and that was me."