Aaron Sidwell has knife pulled on him

Aaron Sidwell was left shocked after having a bread knife pulled on him as he walked back from the gym.

The former \'EastEnders\' star - who played Steven Beale on the BBC One soap on and off from 2007 until 2017 - took to his Instagram Stories to reveal "some little kid" had approached him with the blade.

He said: "I was just walking back from the gym, the same way I always go, every single day, and some little kid pulled a bread knife out on me.

"Like, what are you doing? We live in Kent, the Garden of England, you little t**t. Why are you walking around [with] a bread knife?"

Aaron then voiced a message to his followers who live in the Kent area, advising them to "be aware".

He said: "Be aware of kids with bread knives around [the] country park.

"Because they\'re on half term and they\'re a little bit bored and they just feel like running around scaring people."

The 31-year-old star also took to Twitter to thank fans for their well wishes, and confirmed he is "absolutely fine" following the incident.

He tweeted: "Guys thanks for your tweets I\'m absolutely fine."

Aaron managed to still go and watch his fiancee, Tricia Adele Turner, perform in \'Dear Evan Hansen\' on the West End last night (19.02.20), and praised her "special" performance.

He wrote: "Saw my girl in @DEHWestEnd again tonight. Such a special performer. Just brings you inside her world straight away. Great show and such a terrific company! Go see it! (sic)"

Last year, the former Albert Square resident got engaged.

He took to Instagram to share a photo of himself and Tricia smooching on London\'s Carnaby Street, and he captioned the image: "Here\'s to the future Mrs Sidwell #SheSaidYes (sic)"

The location has significance as the love-struck duo first met when working on \'Carnaby Street: The Musical\'.