United Kingdom, May 26 -- Rosamund Pike was punched in her face by a mugger who stole her phone.

The 'Gone Girl' star was targeted by a thief on a bicycle during a "horrible" incident in London back in 2006 revealing the mugger hit her in the face and made off with her device. She had been talking to her mother on the phone at the time and Rosamund admits it was terrifying for them both.

During an appearance on Magic Radio, she explained: "I was on the phone to my mother - on a mobile phone walking along a road - and I was mugged.

"The phone was snatched so all she heard was me scream and a thud and the phone went dead."

Rosamund walked to a nearby pub where she was meeting friends and she was able to call her mother to tell her she w...