GMB star Noel Philips reveals horror after being robbed and spat on – as his teen attacker, 17, escapes jail | The Sun

A GOOD Morning Britain presenter has told of being racially abused and spat on during a horror mugging by a teenager.

Noel Phillips, the ITV show's US Correspondent, was repeatedly called the N-word by the 17-year-old thief.

The lout snatched his necklace and spat in his face before running off down a busy London street.

The juvenile, later arrested after being chased by Noel, appeared before magistrates where the judge handed down a rehabilitation order.

Recalling the September 2022 attack, Noel told The Mirror: “I was completely shocked. I didn't realise what was happening.

"He was trying to pull my bag and everything around my neck. My T-shirt was ripped."

Noel's attacker later tripped and fell after a 90 second pursuit, allowing the presenter to restrain him.

“That's when [the robber] got verbal, spitting and then using the N-word. I had to wipe the spit away from my face", he recalled.

Noel told how the situation went from "a silly teenager" mugging him to a "full blown racial and physical attack".

In the weeks after the incident, Noel says his "world turnedupside down", even struggling to have people come up close behind him.

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After processing the incident, he says he became more frustrated and "sad" that someone as young as 17 would launch such a bilious, racist attack.

“For him to have been shouting the N-word in public like that tells us that there are still issues", he added.

The presenter is now demanding "tougher sentences" following the January 11 decision on the offender

The presenter is now demanding "more robust penalties" for those who "demonise" people for the colour of their skin.