Catriona Gray shares what she learned after getting robbed in London

Catriona Gray shared her learnings from the robbery incident she experienced in London as she opened up about how it left her feeling anxious when she's outside.

In an Instagram post on Sunday, Sept. 15, the Miss Universe 2018 titleholder said that she now has a "newfound tension" and a "new anxiousness with [her] surroundings and belongings" after losing some of her items, including her passport, to robbers who broke into her car during her trip.

She went on to list down the things she learned from what happened. "Things are just things and things can be replaced. Family and their safety is the most important thing," she began.

Catriona also suggested not trusting paid parking facilities in London too much, "may they boast CCTV, security, etc., even in the middle of the day for a few hours," she said. "We made this mistake and wish we hadn’t."

"Always take your passports and important medications with you," she noted.

She expressed her thanks to those who reached out to their family after the incident. "I'm so so grateful to everyone who reached out to my parents and I to see if we were okay. And to the people who helped my family and I, who helped with the travel arrangements, to sourcing a doctor for my dads important medications and to just giving comfort and help," Catriona wrote.

"At first I felt that the robbery and the stress that ensued blotted out the joy and happy memories from the special homecoming trip of my dad. But I decided I won’t let the thieves steal that too. Stay safe everyone," she concluded.

Catriona first shared that she became a victim of robbery in August, saying that it happened while she and her companions were having lunch at the airport.

She recently flew to the United Kingdom to spend some quality time with her parents.

In an Instagram post, she shared that she and her dad went roadtripping "from London through Scotland and back."

Catriona said it was her first time in Scotland and her dad's "first time back to his homeland since he immigrated to Australia at the age of 7 back in 1952."

"It’s like I’m discovering right alongside him our heritages and family history. I’m so grateful to be able to do this trip with him," she added.