By Katie Hind Consultant Editor Showbusiness Published: 06:32 EDT, 23 August 2024 | Updated: 06:46 EDT, 23 August 2024
Nick Grimshaw and his 81-year-old mother were sedated by a criminal gang in Ibiza and terrorised in his villa last month.The gang, who has been secretly pumping sedative gas into celebrities’ villas since last year, chose Grimshaw and his family as their latest victims.Grimmy, who shot to fame on Radio 1 12 years ago jetted out to Ibiza to celebrate his 40th birthday last month, the presenter was on the Balearic Island with his immediate family and mother Eileen, who turned 81 earlier this month.Despite it not being a big party, the gang broke in wearing hazmat suits, waiting for the guests to be sedated and then turned the villa over.No one is said to have been hurt – with the gang only doing it for fun. Nick Grimshaw jetted to Ibiza last month to celebrate his 40th and was on the Balearic Island with his immediate family and mother Eileen (right), who turned 81 earlier this month (Pictured in London in February 2017) Grimmy was pictured in Ibiza last week carrying a half-eaten ice cream Grimshaw enjoys a night out with friends in Ibiza last week A source told The Sun the gang would have had no idea who Grimshaw was but the villa was on a target list as it was known to be ‘used by high net worth clients’. ‘Sadly it’s a case of the wrong place at the wrong time but it’s scary to say the least,’ they said.’Nick was obviously upset but thought best to keep things off social media.’In July, Grimshaw posted a slew of snaps from his trip, showing him partying and posing with friends.He captioned the post: ‘If football’s coming home maybe no one will notice if I just….. stay here.’Grimshaw became a household name in 2012 when he replaced the long-standing Chris Moyles as host of Radio 1 Breakfast show. In July, Grimshaw posted a slew of snaps from his trip, showing him partying and posing with friendsHe went on to star on the X Factor in 2015 where he took over from Louis Walsh as a judge however his tenure only lasted one series.The star also he has appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox alongside his niece Liv, as well as the Stand Up to Cancer specials and in 2021 he appeared as a contestant on The Great British Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer.
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Ex-Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw and his 81-year-old mother are sedated by criminal gang who broke into their Ibiza villa in hazmat suits after pumping gas inside