An emotional Man vs Food star finds his stolen items in London field dumped on a field like trash. Adam Richman was in tears after his sentimental possessions and filming equipment were stolen, at London gateway services but got a sudden notification that led him to recover some of the belongings.
It is fair to say Adam Richman, the Man vs Food star has had a rollercoaster week of emotions after many of his valuable possessions were stolen.
While he and his team were at Barnet’s London Gateway Services last month, there van was broken into and his belongings were found sprawled around a north London park, including his sentimental items.
Emotional Man vs Food star finds his stolen items in a London field
Among the items stolen were the last birthday card he received from his late father and a book from his mother, resulting in an ‘angry and devastated’ Richman. Thankfully, his latest update is nothing but good news and he’s managed to retrieve the items.
Richman reveals his shock and anger saying ‘This is blowing my mind right now,’ he told his followers before explaining that while he and his team were wrapping up a day of filming around Tottenham when he got a notification on his phone that his keys were in Muswell Playing Fields.
Immediately making his way over to the fields, Richman was met by a friend who helped him search for the pinging noise of the keys ‘in the pitch black for nearly three hours’. When they were close to giving up and going home, they tried one last thing and managed to ‘catch a signal’.
He was close to tears at the thought of losing his most treasured possessions
The TV star’s friend ended up needing to jump a fence but when he did, he turned around and yelled ‘I found your bag’ to Richman. ‘I lost my mind,’ the star said.
After searching around in the dark for three hours, he thankfully found them.
Finding keys, a bag, and glasses, the star said he was most concerned about the book his mum had given him. Finally, he finds the book, and inside it, the birthday card from Richman’s dad.
‘I can’t even tell you,’ Richman said overjoyed in his video. ‘I’m gonna cry, I have the card from my dad, I have the book from my mum. After that, everything is great.’
Richman on Social Media
Calling the friend his ‘hero’, the foodie signed off the post by saying: ‘There are bad people about.’ He added: ‘But there are shining lights to be found as well. I found one. There goes my hero.’
Richman has been working in the UK filming a new series
The 50-year-old US television star took to social media in October, revealing that while working on his latest show, Adam Richman Eats Britain, he and his crew found their van had been broken into and ‘completely cleared out’. But his message of joy when he found his belongings went viral.
The presenter wasn’t the only one happy about the news. Fans were quick to share their excitement for him, with Karen Lee writing, ‘What an uplifting story! Well done!’ it was enjoyed by so many more.
Richman shot to fame in 2008 when he hosted the Travel Channel show Man vs. Food, which followed him around as he took part in various eating challenges around the world.
In the years since, he has starred in Iron Chef America, The Traveler’s Guide to Life, and Best Sandwich in America.
