MO Gilligan revealed the shock moment he was hunted by SIX police cars and a helicopter – before officers recognised him.
The comedian, 38, recalled the time police mistook him for someone else and tailed him after initially believing the car he was driving was “stolen”.
Mo Gilligan recalled the time he was ‘tailed by six police cars and a helicopter’ Credit: PA
The comedian shared the revelation on Louis Theroux’s podcast Credit: Getty
Luckily for Mo, some of the officers were fans of his and recognised him from off the telly, quickly realising they had made a mistake.
Appearing on the latest episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast, Mo said: “One time I got pulled over by the police and there were six cars, and this was when I was doing TV and stuff. I’ll never forget that one.
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“At that point you have to kind of make a joke out of it.
“It was me and a mate of mine, who’s my stylist. They followed us for ages and then they were in an unmarked car and pulled me over and there were probably about six cars and a helicopter.”
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A stunned Louis was left shocked and asked: “A helicopter?”
Mo continued: “Swear on my life… I got the video as well,” to which Louis asked again: “You were being tailed by a helicopter?”
The TV presenter went on: ” Yeah. When the helicopter came, it was weird because obviously I hadn’t done anything, but I was like, ‘Ooh, wow, this is a little bit exciting’.
“But also knowing, I’m like, ‘You’re really wasting your time’.
“Then some of the officers, I could tell they was a bit like, ‘Oh, I think I recognise that guy’.”
Mo then explained that the cops thought he was driving a stolen car but failed to give him more information when quizzed.
He shared: “They said that the car that I had was previously stolen. And I was like, ‘Is it the same car, colour, or is it the same number plate?’ I said, ‘They’re two different things’. But they never really gave me an answer.
“In the end, it was like, ‘Oh, it’s just not the same car’. And once they knew, everyone just scattered.
“Every, every car was just like, ‘Oh, well, it’s not him then’. Helicopter gone.”
Documentary-maker and podcast host Louis was keen to know if the police recognised him.
Mo said: “Yeah. I think the officers then started recognising me.
“Things changed massively once they realised it wasn’t me.
“They were like, ‘Okay, cool, yeah, it’s fine’.
“But part of me was thinking, ‘This is a lot. I don’t need six cars and a helicopter’.
“At the same time, it did feel a bit like GTA when you get five or six stars.”
Last September, The Jattvibe revealed that Mo had welcomed a baby with his model fiancee Taia Tulher.
Pals said at the time that his partner gave birth over the summer.
A source said: “Mo and Taia have their baby and are in a bubble of bliss.
“She gave birth quite a few weeks ago now and she has been getting back to normal life.
“They are keeping their baby’s gender and name for just close friends and family but they’ve been sharing the news of the baby’s arrival with people now.
“Mo and Taia couldn’t be happier.”
It is Mo’s second child — he had a son named Rudy with model Selina Christoforou in January last year.
He had previously dated Hollyoaks actress Sophie Wise for four years and then signed up for celeb dating app Raya.
He met Taia in 2023 and he proposed last year while she was pregnant.
