Model Gigi Hadid assaulted by celebrity prankster Vitalii Sediuk in Milan

MODEL Gigi Hadid has been filmed fighting off an attacker who grabbed her from behind as she walked to a car with her sister Bella in Milan.

Model Gigi Hadid has been attacked in Milan. Picture: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for New York Fashion Week: The Shows

GIGI Hadid has been attacked by notorious Ukrainian prankster Vitalii Sediuk while leaving the Max Mara fashion show in Milan.

Sediuk grabbed the 21-year-old model from behind and lifted her into the air as she and her sister Bella Hadid, 19, walked to their car.

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Gigi Hadid was filmed fighting off prankster Vitalii Sediuk after he grabbed her. Picture: Splash News

Instead of waiting for a bodyguard, Hadid defended herself by elbowing the serial pest in front of stunned onlookers.

The young fashionista, who is currently dating singer Zayn Malik, shouted after her attacker, “Who the f**k are you, you piece of s**t”.

Hadid, an avid kickboxer who often shares videos of her gruelling workouts, addressed the distressing encounter on Twitter.

“…I’m a HUMAN BEING — and had EVERY RIGHT to defend myself,” she tweeted. “How dare that idiot thinks he has the right to man-handle a complete stranger. He ran quick tho.”

and had EVERY RIGHT to defend myself. How dare that idiot thinks he has the right to man-handle a complete stranger. He ran quick tho 👊🏼😏🐱

— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) September 22, 2016

Sediuk has defended his attack on Hadid, saying he was protesting the fashion industry.

“While I consider Gigi Hadid beautiful, she and her friend Kendall Jenner, have nothing to do with high fashion,” he wrote in an Instagram post.

“By doing this I encourage fashion industry to put true talents on the runway and Vogue covers instead of well-connected cute girls from Instagram. You can call it a manifest or a protest.

“This is also a wake up call for Anna Wintour who turned Vogue into tabloid by putting Kardashians and other doubtful celebrities on a cover of a well-respected magazine”.

Sediuk has previously assaulted Brad Pitt, who is currently embroiled in a messy divorce from Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Miranda Kerr and Kim Kardashian.