EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa in Spanish holiday robbery as masked raiders steal engagement ring & £20k of belongings
Jacqueline and husband Dan have been in Spain for a fortnight with their families
EASTENDERS star Jacqueline Jossa had £20,000 of jewellery and cash stolen by burglars as she and her children slept in their holiday villa.
The terrified actress, 31, woke to see two masked raiders shining torches in rooms early yesterday.
They fled with valuables including her engagement diamond ring, a gift from hubby of seven years Dan Osborne.
Electrical goods and designer clothes were taken in Marbella, with cash lifted from one of the children’s backpacks.
A source said: “Jacqueline and Dan are really shaken.
“She raised the alarm after seeing a torch and was faced with two men in balaclavas.
“Both men fled after they saw her. It is terrifying to think what could have happened if the kids had woken and seen the men in their bedroom.
“Jacqueline and Dan feel lucky it wasn’t worse.”
Spanish police are probing the raid at the family’s rented villa in the popular resort.
Jacqueline, who plays Lauren Branning in the BBC1 soap, and reality star Dan have been in Spain for a fortnight with their extended families and daughters, Ella, nine, Mia, five, plus Dan’s ten-year-old son, Teddy.
The family have been photographed on the beach, playing in the water with their children, and Jaqueline has shared photographs of their break on social media.
A friend added: “The villa has good security and Jacqueline and Dan have got CCTV.
“They think it took about ten minutes for the burglars to break in. It’s possible the men were in the property for 15 minutes.
“Jacqueline said it was totally silent. It was only when a flash of a torch woke her up did they realise something had happened.
“After going through everything they realised the raiders stole £20,000 of belongings, including Jacqueline’s engagement ring and some of her handbags.
“They even took cash from one of the kids’ backpacks. It’s disgusting.
“Jacqueline and Dan have kept calm and put on brave faces for the kids’ sake.
“They’ve not told them what happened.
After going through everything they realised the raiders stole £20,000 of belongings, including Jacqueline’s engagement ring and some of her handbags
A friend
“The last thing they want is for them to feel scared.
“They’re focusing on the memories they made on the holiday as a family before the robbery.
“Jacqueline and Dan have both been speaking to the police.
“They don’t want another family to go through what they have.”
The Essex-based couple married in June 2017.
Jacqueline took a break from filming EastEnders to enjoy the summer holidays with her two girls and Teddy before they return to school.
She returned to the BBC1 soap last October following five-year break.
Her character Lauren made an explosive comeback to confront back-from-the-dead Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins).
Dan is a former star of Towie and in 2018 was a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother, finishing third.
His son Teddy is from an earlier relationship.
