text: Paul Gascoigne's daughter Bianca was mugged by a gang on bikes in central London and had her phone which reportedly had private texts from the former England midfielder stolen. Former model Bianca was targeted by the gang of eight on Tuesday afternoon as the 28-year-old talked on her mobile while walking in Marylebone. The attackers are understood to have grabbed her phone and then attempted to snatch her bag, but ran away when she fought back. Bianca Gascoigne, the daughter of troubled ex-footballer Paul, who was mugged by a gang . Bianca, pictured with Paul and brother Regan, had her phone stolen which reportedly contained private texts . Miss Gascoigne took to her Twitter page after the attack, where she branded her muggers 'lowlifes on bikes' The theft reportedly left her in tears and she is said to have been left devastated given the nature of the texts stored on her phone. According to The Sun, she told a friend: 'I was walking across the road and was suddenly surrounded by this gang of eight. They were all hooded up so I couldn't see them properly. It was terrifying.' A friend also told the newspaper: 'She's furious because these lowlifes will be able to go through private texts, some were with her dad Paul.' Bianca later tweeted about the mugging, branding them 'lowlifes'. She wrote: 'Beautiful day shame it just got ruined by being robbed! Got ambushed by a bunch of lowlifes on bikes.' A Scotland Yard spokesman said: 'Police were informed of the theft of a mobile phone, which happened at about 3.45pm on Tuesday in Wimpole Road, Marylebone. An appointment has been made to speak to the victim.' England great Gascoigne celebrates after scoring his famous goal against Scotland at Euro 96 . Teddy Sheringham joined Gascoigne as he celebrated doubling England's lead against the Scots . Gascoigne adopted Bianca and her brother Mason after he married her mother Sheryl in 1996. They also had a child together called Regan. The couple divorced two years later but Bianca and the former Rangers hero are still said to be close. She has appeared on several reality TV shows including Celebrity Love Island and Celebrity Coach Trip, and currently runs the Gaslight club in central London. Last year, she hit out at Twitter trolls who attacked her saying she should have done more to help her step-father, who has had a well-documented battle with alcohol abuse. It came after he was led away from his home  by police and an ambulance crew following worried neighbours' calls to emergency services. One online bully told the glamour model her step-father was 'done' and another branded her 'attention seeking'. But she hit back, tweeting: 'There are some sick twisted people out there have some compassion don't know why people feel the need to be so nasty & have opinions they know nothing about.' Last month former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United midfielder Gascoigne insisted he was healthy and wasn't drinking again during a TV appearance on BT Sport.
target: Bianca Gascoigne was walking in Marylebone when a gang appeared .
  Muggers took her mobile phone before fleeing the scene on bikes .
  The phone reportedly had private texts from her troubled father Paul .
  Bianca took to Twitter to brand her attackers 'lowlifes'