FORMER Love Island star Arabella Chi was dragged screaming from her car and attacked by two men in a roadside robbery.
Cops told her she had been targeted by an organised crime group which slashed the tyres of her motor on board a ferry before they pounced.
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The 32-year-old model, who is dating Manchester City’s Ruben Dias, feared for her life during the attack on Thursday night.
A source said: “Arabella heard the doors unlock before being dragged out. She was absolutely terrified — but she screamed and fought back.
“She had no idea what these men wanted and feared the worst. They raided the car for everything they could.”
The robbers made off with Arabella’s luxury handbag, her purse and passports.
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Pals told how she was travelling back from Ibiza with dad Paul when the ordeal began after they took a ferry to Barcelona.
Our source said: “Arabella returns to the UK from her home in Ibiza every winter and, because she has her dog Astro, she drives back in her car. Her dad joined her for the trip.
“Shortly after driving off the ferry, she had car issues with the two back wheels. Her dad realised both tyres had been slashed.
“With only one spare, they decided Arabella would stay with the car as it was packed full of suitcases and her dad should get an Uber to go and get help.
“When he left the vehicle, she locked herself inside and waited. But once the men saw she was alone, they ran to the vehicle and attacked her.”
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The gang are said to have used a high-tech device that unlocks vehicles remotely.
It is a method that has become common in recent years, with thefts of fancy motors rocketing in the UK.
TV star Arabella pleaded with the men to let her keep her phone and, because she was causing a racket, it worked.
The pair ran off and she shut herself back inside and called her dad, who returned with cops.
Spanish police told the TV star British cars are being targeted and her experience was becoming more commonplace.
Our source continued: “Arabella is so shaken, but pleased to be back home. It was a hugely traumatic experience for both her and Paul, who is reeling.
“They have been told cars with British number plates are robbed for passports, which are worth huge amounts of money to criminals.”
Pals said Arabella is recuperating at home, supported by her friends and Portuguese defender Ruben, 26.
The Sun revealed their relationship earlier this month.
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