A comedian has revealed the moment her bag was stolen from underneath her feet while she was catching up with a friend in central London.

Cally Beaton was enjoying a meal on Marylebone High Street when two brazen thieves swiped her bag.

The comedian shared the moment on social media to her 247,000 followers, claiming it was 'evidently the men's signature robbing move'.

Ms Beaton, whose bag was underneath her chair, had her back to the two men who carried out the bold theft in the middle of the day.

Footage shows the first man returning from the toilet before using his foot to sweep the bag towards him, as the second man then heads to the toilet.

He then places Ms Beaton's bag inside his rucksack before making a swift exit.

The second man is then seen leaving the toilet and also leaves the premises without Ms Beaton realising her bag had been taken.

The comedian continues chatting with her friend, unaware that the two men had left with her bag.

Cally Beaton was sitting in a diner, enjoying a meal on Marylebone High Street, when two brazen thieves sneakily swiped her bag

Footage shows the first man returning from the toilet before using his foot to sweep the bag towards him, as the second man then heads to the toilet

CCTV footage shared on social media by Ms Beaton shows the two men who left the diner with her bag

Posting to social media, Ms Beaton, 56, praised the store's staff and warned others, telling her followers to 'stay safe out there'.

She wrote: 'Please watch and share this footage of these two lovely guys (faces clearly captured on CCTV) who as I sat catching up with a friend just now, stole my bag from under my chair, bending it like Beckham in what is evidently their signature robbing move. 

'Maybe it will be shared widely enough they don’t get to do it to anyone else. 

'And big shout out to the enormously helpful staff where it happened. 

'Happy Twixmas, everyone. Stay safe out there.'

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: 'On Monday, 29 December at 5.07pm police received an online report of theft, alleged to have occurred at a restaurant on Thayer Street, Westminster, earlier that day.

'A 56-year-old woman reported that her handbag had been stolen by two men.

'Enquiries are ongoing to identify the suspects and anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting 01/8370099/25.'

According to shocking new figures, thieves have stolen more than £5.5million worth of luxury watches, handbags and jewellery from Londoners in just 19 months.

Data collected by the Daily Mail through a Freedom of Information request with the Met has highlighted the staggering rate at which thieves are targeting luxury accessories in the capital.

A total of 3,207 high-end items, worth upwards of £1,000 each, were snatched on the streets of London, .