TV presenter tackles robber

London - Television presenter Anthea Turner tried to fight off a robber who snatched a £25,000 Rolex watch from a friend's wrist…

London - Television presenter Anthea Turner tried to fight off a robber who snatched a £25,000 Rolex watch from a friend's wrist as they sat in a car, it was reported last night.

Ms Turner was in the front passenger seat of a the car in the West End of London when the man struck just after midnight on Sunday, according to the Sun newspaper.

The victim was Mr Ivor Jacobs, a businessman and an old school friend of Ms Turner, who was sitting in the back of the car. Ms Turner tried to punch the robber when he clambered into the vehicle as it waited at traffic lights.