Joanna Lumley has revealed she was ambushed by a gang while filming her new documentary in Haiti. The Absolutely Fabulous star was making the two-part documentary Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana To Haiti when she and her camera crew were surrounded while driving in the mountains.
She told the UK's Radio Times: “Suddenly there was a blockage across the road: they’d put branches down. “Luckily, we had two big bodyguards who got out and said ‘Come on guys, clear this away’.
And they went ‘No, we want your money or your life’. “Sometimes they dig trenches, pour oil in and set fire to it, then they come with guns and take your wallets.” The crew also arrived in the country’s capital on the day of a riot.
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