Kirsty Gallacher has revealed that she was left bruised after being kicked like a "football" by a stranger in Central London.
The former Sky Sports presenter said that this happened as she was walking to her car, before being attacked by a man who was "all in black, covered up", who assaulted her "in the middle of the street" at around 7pm yesterday.
She was allegedly approached by the man, who then "scarpered" after the attack.
Gallacher went on to criticise a security guard who was manning a door nearby, saying he "was absolutely useless".
Appearing understandably emotional in her live Instagram video, Gallagher said: "Last night, I was physically assaulted in the streets of central London, walking from work to my car - the walk I do most nights".
"The streets were lit, there we people around. I was walking on the pavement. And I noticed this guy, all in black, covered up, just walking at me. And I'm always vigilant, and he was just walking towards me, and I thought, 'This is not right', so I moved out of the way".
"And then he brushed past me. He turned around, and he kicked me - like he was kicking a football. He kicked me in the middle of a street at about seven o'clock last night in front of people. I turned around and he scarpered".
"I'm still shocked now, and I have the bruises to prove it, I'm afraid. I can't quite believe what happened - I was not being provocative in any way, I was just going about my business".
Gallagher went on to say that she "couldn't have done more to protect" herself, stating that she is "very vigilant" as she walks, including wearing a cross body bag and "not holding anything out".
"And still that happened to me, someone decided to give me a good kicking in the street," she continued.
"I just stood there and I just couldn't actually believe that someone, a stranger, has just decided for whatever reason - whether he's got a problem with women, whether he's just an opportunist - he decided he did not like me and he just thought, 'Nah, I'll give you the boot'".
The presenter warned her followers: "You always think it's not going to happen to me, and that was me".
"It's really sad that that is what's going on on the streets of London, and that is very real, and we all hear about it, don't we?".
"We all hear like, 'Oh yeah, you know, be careful, don't have your phone out' and people being sadly mugged or worse - awful, awful things going on".
She added: "This is happening all the time, and it's not good, and it's not alright. And I want you to really be careful and vigilant and look after yourselves and look after those around you".
