Former EastEnders star Aaron Sidwell has spoken out about a terrifying ordeal which saw him threatened at knifepoint.
The actor, 31, has issued a warning to others after he was approached by a "kid" armed with a bread knife while he was walking home in Kent.
The star, who played Steven Beale on the BBC One soap, took to his Instagram story tonight to let pople know what had happened.
Speaking to the camera, he said: "I was just walking back from the gym, same way I go every single day, and some little kid just like pulled a bread knife out on me."
Shaking his head, he continued: "Like what are you doing? You live in Kent, the garden of England, you little t**t.
"Why are you walking around with a bread knife? Just anyone, I've got some friends on here who follow me who live in the area, so just be aware of kids with bread knives [...] because they're on half term and they're a little bit bored and they just feel like running around scaring people."
Aaron also wrote about the incident on Twitter.
He told his followers: "Just had a kid pull what looked like a bread knife on me as I walked back from the gym. Clearly a kid on half term as I never see him around. Ffs! Stupid wanna be gangsta!"
His fans were very concerned.
One replied: "Hope you're okay Aaron!"
Another wrote: "Whats wrong with these kids! Its not clever and its not tough. Glad you’re ok!"
Aaron starred as Steven Beale on the soap from 2007 to 2017.
His character was killed off after he torched the Beale restaurant in an attempt to kill Jane.
He had been manipulated into doing it by Max Branning, but Max had a change of heart and rushed into the burning building to save Jane.
Max then fought with Steven, violently pushing him into a counter and causing him to suffer abdominal injuries.
Steven later died in hospital.
Since leaving the soap, Aaron has starred on the West End in theatre productions such as Shakespeare's Macbeth and Henry V.
Mirror Online has contacted Aaron's representatives for comment.
