Nick Grimshaw’s rented Ibiza villa targeted by thieves while he slept

By Hannah Roberts, PA Reporter

A villa in Spain rented by TV and radio star Nick Grimshaw to celebrate his 40th birthday was targeted by thieves while he, his family and friends slept.

The incident is believed to have taken place some weeks ago in Ibiza, where the podcaster and DJ, who is also on Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox, was celebrating his milestone birthday with immediate family, including his mother Eileen and his fiance Meshach Henry.

A source told The Sun, who first reported the story, that “there have been a spate of attacks in luxury villas across Ibiza this summer”.

They said: “Sadly, Nick’s villa was on the target list – simply due to it being known for being used by high-net-worth clients.

“The gang would have had no idea who he was. Sadly it’s a case of the wrong place at the wrong time but it’s scary to say the least.

“Nick was obviously upset but thought best to keep things off social media.”

They added: “When the raid happened, Grimmy, his mum and his friends were in the villa.

“Luckily they were asleep but it was unsettling to wake up to say the least.”

Nobody was hurt during the incident and Grimshaw is back in London already, the PA news agency understands.

Grimshaw left BBC Radio 1 in August 2021 following 14 years of hosting a variety of shows across the network and now co-hosts the Sidetracked podcast alongside DJ Annie MacManus.