Super-rich influencer Shafira Huang who was victim of 10.4m jewellery heist became a ‘magnet’ for burglars after flaunting her valuables and jet-set lifestyle on social media, friend warns [Video]

04:37 EST 01 Jan 2025, updated 04:49 EST 01 Jan 2025

An influencer and art collector who had more than £10million of jewellery stolen from her home in north London may have attracted the attention of crooks by flaunting her wealth online, friends have claimed.

Shafira Huang’s Instagram profile had been packed with pictures of her flaunting a variety of designer handbags, ultra-luxe fashion and priceless jewellery as she jetted around the world attending fashion shows and snacking on exotic food.

However, she has scrubbed her social media and made it private after her £38million mansion in St John’s Wood was raided by a solitary thief who made off with millions in jewels, handbags and cash in a stealth raid lasting less than 20 minutes.

Police are hunting for the masked thief, who snuck through the house on Avenue Road undetected on December 7 while house staff members were inside. 

But friends and experts say Huang may have made herself a …