Los Angeles, June 14 -- Actor Genevieve Chenneour, best known for her role in 'Bridgerton', recently recalled how she fought off a thief attempting to snatch her cell phone at a cafe in London.

According to Deadline, The Daily Mail newspaper published footage of the actress sitting with her dog in a cafe in West London, being approached by a man who picked up her phone from next to her on the counter.

In her defence, Genevieve, who was a former Amateur Boxing Association qualified boxer and former professional athlete who had represented Team GB in international artistic swimming events, accosted the thief with several blows before she got her phone back. She later recounted the whole incident lasted about five minutes, with her attacke...