text: The daughter of troubled ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne has been mugged by a gang on bikes in central London who took her phone which reportedly had private texts from her father. Former model Bianca Gascoigne, 28, was targeted by the gang of eight on Tuesday afternoon as she talked on her mobile while walking in Marylebone. The attackers are thought to have grabbed her phone and then attempted to snatch her bag, but ran away when she fought them off. Miss Gascoigne, pictured with her father Paul and brother Regan. Mr Gascoigne adopted the 28-year-old after he married her mother Sheryl in 1996 . The theft reportedly left her in tears and she is said to have been left devastated given the nature of the text messages stored on her phone. According to the Sun's Dan Sales Miss Gascoigne 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.' Miss Gascoigne later took to her Twitter page, where she too branded the muggers 'low lifes'. She posted: 'Beautiful day shame it just got ruined by being robbed! Got ambushed by a bunch of lowlifes on bikes.' Miss Gascoigne took to her Twitter page after the attack, where she branded her muggers '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.' Mr Gascoigne adopted Miss Gascoigne and her brother Mason after he married her mother Sheryl in 1996. They also have a child together called Regan. The couple divorced two years later but the 28-year-old and the former England international are still said to be incredibly 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. Bianca Gascoigne, the daughter of troubled ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne, who was mugged by a gang and had her phone taken, which was reportedly full of private texts from her father . Last year, Miss Gascoigne 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 Sandbanks, Dorset 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, Mr Gascoigne, a former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United midfielder, insisted he was healthy and wasn't drinking again during a TV appearance on BT Sport. The star then put a recent stint in hospital following an apparent alcohol binge down to 'just to a little blip', and insisted other photos of him shopping in a off-licence earlier this year didn't mean he had resorted to his old habits.
target: Former model was walking in Marylebone and was surrounded by gang .
  Muggers took her mobile phone before fleeing the scene on bikes .
  The phone reportedly had private texts from her troubled father Paul .
  Miss Gascoigne took to Twitter and branded her attackers 'low lifes'