STRICTLY’S Pasha Kovalev was left trembling in terror after moped thieves robbed him outside a theatre.
The star, 39, had his mobile snatched in North London — sparking worries he might have lost deeply personal photos in the terrifying mugging.
He fears snaps of him and pregnant partner Rachel Riley, 33, will never be recovered.
Pasha had told bystanders his phone was unlocked — moments after two thugs snatched it from his grasp.
A source said: “Two people drove at him aggressively. They mounted the pavement and his phone was gone in a flash. He was shaking and very upset.”
A source said: “The phone had lots of images on it. Pasha is doing everything he can to get to the bottom of this.”
Crooks targeted the fan favourite, 39, as he left Strictly pals Katya and Neil Jones’ show at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre in North London on Thursday.
A source said: “One second he was outside on the phone, the next moment the moped pair drove at him aggressively and totally disorientated him.
“They mounted the pavement and in a flash his phone was out of his hand. He was knocked off balance and very upset. As soon as it dawned on him what had happened he told people around him ‘The mobile is unlocked’.”
Panicked Pasha dashed inside the theatre to see if CCTV had recorded the attack. Bosses have handed over footage and he also contacted cops.
The Met confirmed officers were called at 10.10pm. A spokesman added: “It is alleged that two men on mopeds stole a phone from a man as he walked down the road. No arrests have been made, enquiries continue.”
Pasha quit Strictly in February after eight series to focus on his romance with Countdown’s Rachel.
They were paired up in 2013 and she later split from hubby Jamie Gilbert after falling to the infamous show curse.
Rachel confirmed her romance with Pasha in 2014. Last month she announced she was pregnant with their first child.
Pasha is the third Strictly star to be attacked in recent years.
Dancer AJ Pritchard, 24, and his Love Island brother Curtis, 23, were beaten up by eight yobs at a Cheshire club last year. Police are still hunting the gang.
Thugs attacked pro star Gorka Marquez, 28, in Blackpool in 2016.
Pasha’s spokesman did not comment last night.
