Keith Lemon was nearly mugged when moped thieves tried to steal his watch.

Keith Lemon

Keith Lemon

Keith - real name Leigh Francis - was targeted by the criminals on Thursday (19.07.18) but they failed in their attempt.

Laughing off the bungled theft, the comedian insists that even if they were successful they would have been disappointed by the haul because he doesn't wear "bling".

In an interview with The Sun Online, he said: "I'm OK. It was just a bit weird. I didn't realize what was going on. These guys rode by the side of us and grabbed my arm. I was like, 'What's going on?!' He couldn't get my watch off because he had biker gloves on. At least I got my arm back! Luckily I don't wear bling. Note to self - be more aware. Gonna start wearing a sun dial on my wrist."

Keith admitted that he made light of the robbery at the time, even though it is such a serious incident, because he'd had a few alcoholic drinks.

He said: "I was a wee bit tipsy so me and Melvin (Odoom) just laughed about it."

The 'Keith Lemon's Coming In America' star also took to Twitter to thank fellow Melvin for his support and to vent about the robbers.

He posted: "Cheers to @Melvinodoom for the lift home. So crazy that some moped scum bag tried to steel my gold look Casio watch off my wrist.

"Ding bats I hope they fall off and hurt their bodies. Wrong dude I'm not jay z. I don't have no naughty watch. [sic]"

Keith was flooded with messages of support from fans and his friends.

Singer Olly Murs tweeted: "Hope your ok mate! Bloody F***ing scumbags. [sic]"

To which Keith replied: "All good mate. Still got my Casio! Knob 'eds [sic]"

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