[Firewire]

Celebrity Big Brother winner and Ex On The Beach star Stephen Bear has been "brutally mugged", according to reports.

Bear, who won the most recent series of CBB in the summer, was said to have been attacked near his home in Walthamstow, east London, before his watch and wallet were stolen.

However, his bling timepiece was apparently a fake copy of a Swiss Hublot, which can fetch up to £30,000.

A friend told The Sun: "To start with, the conversation was friendly but suddenly, while they were chatting, the man punched Bear in the face and knocked him onto his back.

"Bear was stunned for a few seconds by the blow, but it was long enough for the guy to take his watch and some bracelets from him.

"After kicking him in the head, the man was also able to take his debit cards and his wallet."

Bear has not mentioned the attack on social media, however he has since tweeted: "Always wear a fake watch." According to the pal, he will rely on "karma" to bring the attacker to justice, rather reporting the incident to the police.

Reveal has contacted Bear's rep for comment.

In August, Bear returned to our screens for the fifth series of MTV's Ex On The Beach.

The show was filmed prior to his controversial CBB win and his resulting relationship with Lillie Lexie Gregg ended in disaster when she dumped him for getting close to fellow housemate Chloe Khan.

More recently, Bear has been romantically linked to his EOTB co-star Jem Lucy, however the pair insist they are just close friends.

http://www.reveal.co.uk/showbiz-cele...ake-watch.html

Karma?

[Jessica.]

That's depressing, nobody deserves to be mugged but it's possible he could have provoked them.

[caprimint]

Some of the comments will no doubt (and already are) be disgusting and distasteful.

But this is awful It's gotta be really scary but luckily he's okay.

[Jessica.]

I have been in Walthamstow though, it's a bit rough in all honesty, I wouldn't take any chances with people I didn't know.

[Rob!]

Absolutely despise the twat but nobody deserves this.

[Withano]

This is awful obviously..

What confuses me is that is was "all friendly" but then Bear got assaulted and now Bear doesnt want to report it to the police. Was it really "all friendly" kinda sounds like there may be more that Bear feels is better hidden? Or am i just cynical?

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

That's depressing, nobody deserves to be mugged but it's possible he could have provoked them.

Yeh, knowing Bear and reading that story.. Does sound like a possibility..

[Firewire]

ofc

[MB.]

idk I have no sympathy for someone who goes to/has his mates go to the press before going to the police and believes "karma" will sort the situation out

[James]

Have deleted several (sadly predictable) posts for what should be obvious reasons.

[Samm]

[Amy Jade]

He doesn't deserve assulting of course but I am slightly suspectof it being friendly and then he gets a smack, has he finally pushed someone too far with the 'banter'?

[Shaun]

If he's not reporting it to the police then there's every right to question what actually happened.

[Tom4784]

Stephanies Davies getting 'attacked' teas.

The fact he hasn't gone to the police makes me believe this is just for publicity.

[T*]

Oh another MTV/reality celeb being attacked and then so happenly not reporting it to the police after fading in popularity?
Not very 'roofless' after all...

[Ammi]

...how awful for him...I don't understand his reasoning though of always wearing a fake watch..well I do in that his expensive watch wouldn't have been taken but he would have still been brutally mugged had someone thought the watch was real and fakes are meant to look real.../I hope he's ok though...

[Vanessa]

Glad he's okay. I know just how scary is to be in that situation.

[Cal.]

Omg when Steph lay down in a car park and got her girlies to take pics as if she'd been decked

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

That's awful, weather you liked guy or not, no one deserves to mugged & have personal items stolen from them.

[Jordan.]

[kirklancaster]

I cannot stand Bear, but if this story is true, the he has my sympathy, because - as it has already been well stated - no one deserves being assaulted, mugged and robbed.

I am, however, very, very, suspicious, and feel that this incident either did not play out as described by Bear, or simply did not happen at all.

If it did, and he refuses to go to the police, then he is not being 'macho', or 'heroic', but just foolish, selfish, and very irresponsible.

Not only is he 'devaluing' the seriousness of this type of crime by being so dismissive of it, but his help and description of the assailant could aid the police in apprehending him and possibly sparing other innocent victims of suffering the same fate.

By Bear's own words, this was no 'over in a flash' sudden mugging, but he was engaged in conversation with the assailant, so Bear should have a pretty accurate description of the mugger's physical appearance and his accent.

Something just does not sit right with this 'story'.

[T*]

Originally Posted by BigBrotherfan4ever

That's awful, weather you liked guy or not, no one deserves to mugged & have personal items stolen from them.

He most likely didn't though

[Wizard.]

According to the pal, he will rely on "karma" to bring the attacker to justice, rather reporting the incident to the police.

this bit did make me