Abbey Clancy left traumatised after finding intruders in her South of France luxury pad
Model came face to face with two men while hubby, Peter Crouch, was working in Paris
MODEL Abbey Clancy was left terrified after coming face to face with burglars at her holiday villa.
The star, 30, was woken up in the night by noises at her luxury pad in the South of France.
She was there with friends as husband Peter Crouch was working as a Euro 2016 football pundit for ITV in Paris.
When Abbey and a pal went downstairs to investigate, they discovered two men rifling through their belongings.
Abbey and her friend screamed and the intruders fled empty handed in Antibes on Monday.
But sources close to Abbey said last night the ordeal had left her badly shaken.
One said: “Abbey seemed quite traumatised. She can’t stop thinking about what could have happened to them if they hadn’t woken up or if the burglars had been armed.
“Peter has been commuting between Paris and Antibes, but he was in Paris at the time.
“He was horrified someone had broken into the villa and extremely relieved Abbey and her pals were okay. Luckily, Abbey was due to fly to the UK on
Tuesday, so she didn’t have to stay in a villa where she would not have felt safe.”
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The mum of two tried to put the nightmare behind her as she enjoyed a massage at the luxury pad before jetting home.
Her kids were thought to be in the UK at the time.
And she put on a brave face at Wednesday’s London premiere of the Absolutely Fabulous film.
But the source insisted that she was still not herself, adding: “Abbey has tried her best to put what happened behind her but it hasn’t been very easy to shake off and she has struggled.
“Discovering those men in a place that should have been secure is naturally going to make you feel a bit unsure and vulnerable. It was a really nasty shock for her.”
The break-in was a double blow for ace Peter, 35, as it happened the same night as England’s exit from Euro 2016 at the hands of lowly Iceland.
The Sun previously revealed F1 ace Jenson Button, 36, and ex-wife Jessica were also targeted by burglars in the South of France last summer.
Bandits gassed the couple before escaping with her £250,000 engagement ring.