Former EastEnders star Molly Conlin was forced to beg for her life as thugs held her at knifepoint during a terrifying raid at her home over the weekend.
The 19-year-old actress, who played Dotty Cotton in the BBC One soap, has said two robbers burst into her home on Saturday afternoon.
Molly claims she was pushed to the ground during the broad daylight attack and dragged upstairs where she was threatened with her knife at her family home in Essex was raided.
The teen said she was left fearing for her life as the men robed her brother’s black Audi A1 and stole a watch and mobile phone.
Molly’s phone was later found and has taken to social media to warn fans to be careful.
Former EastEnders star Molly Conlin has opened up about how she begged for her life as thugs held her at knifepoint during a terrifying raid at her home on Saturday
The terrified star penned to her Twitter followers yesterday: “So I didn’t know ether to write a post or not but my mum saying its the best thing to do as you never know if it going to happen to you.
“At 3 o’clock today I was in my house when I got a knock on the door, I opened it thinking it was a delivery man. 2 tall black men barged in pushed me to the ground dragged me upstairs and held me at knife point while raiding my house.
“I was literally praying as I thought I was going to die.”
She added: “Little did I know 2 had come through the back of my house also and found my brothers car keys and later all jumped into his black Audi A1 and took my phone and a watch.
The terrified actress has taken to Twitter to warn her fans to be careful (Image: Twitter)
“They was screaming at me, telling me they was going to hurt me if I didn’t give them anything while I was begging for my life being pinned down to the floor.
“Please can everyone lock there front doors as I see this happen on Facebook the other day and never thought this would happen to me.
Molly concluded: “I’m so grateful none of my family was home at the time and it was only me. Please spread the word.”
Essex Police confirmed to The Sun that they had launched an investigation following the attack yesterday.
Molly claims she was threatened with her knife as her family home in Essex was raided by thugs (Image: Twitter)
A spokesperson told the publication: “We are appealing for information about an aggravated burglary in Witham.
“The men, who were described as being black, threatened a woman with a knife before carrying out a messy search of the bedrooms.
“They made off with a watch worth a four-figure sum and a black Audi A1 Sport.
“Fortunately, the woman was not hurt but she was left shaken by the incident.”
Molly played the cunning granddaughter of EastEnders legend Dot Cotton (June Brown) between 2008 and 2010.
Dotty left Albert Square for a new life with her mum Sandy in America, before moving to Wales.
The tearaway teen made a return to Walford last year but Molly was replaced by actress Milly Zero.
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square airs at 8pm on Monday and classic EastEnders episodes airs on Tuesday at 7.30pm both on BBC One
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
