Freddy Knatchbull who is a cast member of Made in Chelsea was allegedly kidnapped by gangsters while filming for the show on the French island of Corsica.
The 20-year-old TV star is said to have been bundled into 4×4 by gang members prompting the other members of the cast to descend into a panic.
The motive behind his kidnapping is yet to be known.
Eye Witnesses Say
A source said on Sunday: ‘There were five burly men. They were intimidating and hostile and locked the doors of the 4×4 with Freddy inside.
‘No one could get hold of him for ages.’
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An insider added: ‘It was hugely worrying because he’s the youngest but it all ended up OK.
‘We had no idea what was going on and whether it was linked to money or he’d just said the wrong thing in French.
‘It’s been kept under lock and key ever since, per The Sun.
Freddy is the great-grandson of Earl Mountbatten, Queen Victoria and of the uncle to Prince Philip.