Nikita Kanda was left shaken-up after being involved in a terrifying street attack on Thursday.
The Strictly Come Dancing star, 28, took to Instagram to express her fear after she was ‘hit in the face by a random guy’ in the underground at Oxford Circus station in broad daylight.
The BBC Asian Network radio, who appeared in the 2023 series, host detailed the horrifying encounter with fans and shared that the police are looking into the incident.
She said: ‘Today something really scary happened and I feel the need to share it.
‘After finishing my show today I was walking underground at Oxford Circus station minding my own business looking at my phone and a random guy decided to hit me in the face for no reason at all and laughed about it.
‘I’m in utter shock that someone could do this. I’ve lived in London my whole life and something like this has never happened.
‘I would like to think I’m very street wise and always aware of my surroundings. Luckily, I’m not hurt, the big sunglasses I wear actually protected my face in some way.
‘It’s just absolutely disgusting that someone can do this in broad daylight and what was even more sad no one around me cared or batted an eye lid that someone just hit me in public.
‘The police are dealing with it and taking it very seriously but I thought it was important to share if you are walking alone or if you travel alone a lot like I do just to be careful.
‘There are some very nasty people out there and this has just opened my eyes and shook me up tbh. What kind of world do we live in.’
Nikita became the second celebrity to be eliminated from the competition alongside her dance partner Gorka Márquez after losing the dance-off to Zara McDermott.
The radio host is known for being the current host of the BBC Asian Network’s Breakfast show, previously having presented the Saturday afternoon show.
Her role as a presenter has seen her interview a number of household names, including Killing Eve star Sandra Oh, Bridgerton actors Kate Sharma and Charithra Chandran, Marvel actor Awkwafina and singer Nick Jonas.
Prior to working for the BBC Asian Network, Kanda worked on Hindi-language channel Zee TV and presented the drivetime show on Asian Star 101.6FM.
She has also fronted regular reports on BBC One’s The One Show on a variety of subjects, from government support for female sport to the rise of cashless businesses.
Aside from presenting, Nikita has appeared in various West End theatre productions including The Wiz, Bugsy Malone, Annie and Pocahontas.
She also appeared as one of the thirty women on the final series of the ITV dating show Take Me Out in 2019.
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