Debbie McGee pleads for help after her car breaks down at night and is forced to abandon it while waiting for the RAC for 19 hours
Debbie McGee launched a plea for help on Tuesday after her car broke down.
The presenter, 65, revealed she had already waited 19 hours to collect the vehicle from the RAC.
Debbie took to X – formerly known as Twitter – and asked her followers for help after waiting in the dark for the RAC to come out.
The former Strictly star was forced to abandon her car at midnight and said it was 'well done, I'm not stranded in a dangerous place'.
She wrote: 'I have been waiting for the RAC to break down since 5.30pm. Can anyone help me as my text messages don't seem to be updating and it says 'do not call' (sic).
Debbie McGee launched a plea for help on Tuesday after her car broke down. The presenter, 65, revealed she had already waited 19 hours to collect the vehicle from the RAC
The presenter, 65, revealed she had already waited 19 hours to collect the vehicle from the RAC
Debbie took to X – formerly known as Twitter – and asked her followers for help after waiting in the dark for the RAC to come out
Debbie gave fans an update at 8am on Wednesday morning, saying: 'Good morning. The continuation of my @TheRAC_UK debacle.
'I went to bed at midnight and couldn't make it, so I couldn't cancel. At 6.45am I logged my outage and the txts are updating but the patrol's arrival keeps getting delayed' (sic).
Debbie later tweeted at 2 p.m. The RAC arrived at 12.45pm – 7pm after her first call.
'So @TheRAC_UK finally arrived at 12.45pm but in the meantime I had joined AA. The phone person Paul Boyce was so helpful. It took them 40 minutes to sort everything out. Thank you to all you X'ers for all your kindness last night and today.”
MailOnline has contacted the RAC for comment.
In September, Debbie told how she met her late husband Paul when she fled Iran.
Debbie later tweeted at 2 p.m. The RAC arrived at 12.45pm – 7pm after her first call
The TV star, who married the magician 28 years before his death from cancer in 2016, recalled the shocking incident during an appearance on Wednesday's GMB.
Debbie was working with the Iranian National Ballet when she and other dancers were held captive after being 'herded into an apartment building'.
She told shocked presenters Kate Garraway and Richard Madeley: 'That's how I met Paul (Daniels). I came back to England and needed a job.'
The former Strictly star, who was promoting her new series Million Dollar Motorhomes, said: 'I've lived a fairytale life but I've also had to deal with a lot of things. They all said, we didn't know you were a hostage in Iran.
Surprised, Kate replied, “Well, I didn't know that.”
As Richard asked, “How long have you been held hostage?”
Debbie continued, “About three months. I was working for a ballet company and all of us who were Western were herded into an apartment building.
“The boys had to go out at six in the morning and the only food we could get was from the bakers on the street, it was flat pizzas, no butter or anything, and maybe some cans of things and maybe a few eggs.”