SAS veteran ‘Christian Craighead’ who shot to fame as hero who single-handedly stormed jihadists in 2019 Nairobi hotel siege finds new love with Cadbury’s descendant and lawyer
- The great-great-great granddaughter of John Cadbury has revealed she’s found love with a special forces hero, who goes by the alias Chris Craighead, 46
- Tobi-Jayne Cadbury, 35, has explained that they have been together for 2 years
An SAS hero hailed for single-handedly taking down scores of jihadist terrorists at a Kenyan hotel has found a new flame – a member of the Cadbury’s chocolate dynasty.
The special forces veteran, known as ‘Christian Craighead’, has started dating Tobi-Jayne Cadbury, 35, who grew up a descendant of the esteemed British chocolatier.
Whereas Craighead, 46, who was born in the North-East, enlisted in the Army aged 16, she is the daughter of retired judge Nigel Cadbury and related to the confectionary giant’s founder, John Cadbury.
Ms Cadbury, who has followed her father into a legal career, explained the pair were first introduced by friends in London and have been dating for two years.
She said: ‘We are together and we have been for a while. I support him anyway I can.’ As to the future, she added: ‘We are extremely happy dating for the time being.’
But friends say the couple are ‘head over heels in love’ and looking to get married.
The special forces veteran, known as ‘Christian Craighead’, has been dating lawyer Tobi-Jayne Cadbury, 35, who grew up a descendant of the esteemed British chocolatier, for two years
Tobi-Jayne Cadbury has explained that they have been together for 2 years. The heiress said that he had not yet proposed to her but hinted it could be soon
Christian Craighead, 46, who was born in the North-East, enlisted in the Army aged 16 and shot to fame as the hero who helped survivors of the Nairobi hotel terror attack in 2019
The surname Christian has assumed is that of a former flame, Shealah Craighead, who, in another Hollywood twist, was chief official White House photographer for President Donald Trump.
Describing herself online as a Lawyer, Space Industry Specialist & Consultant, Tobi-Jayne also enjoys photography as a hobby.
Her partner became a legend after he took on twisted fundamentalists who had stormed a luxury hotel complex in Kenya in 2019.
He was stationed in Kenya to help train the nation’s soldiers when heavily armed jihadis from the al-Shabaab terror group seized the Dusit D2 luxury hotel complex, setting fire to vehicles, detonating explosions and embarking on a mass shooting.
Craighead was out shopping in the city when he heard about the attack and kitted up with equipment in the back of his car before heading to the scene to ‘organise the entire operation’ directing the police and army, before going in alone to neutralise the enemy and rescue the hostages.
Wearing combat gear over casual jeans and a purple shirt, with his face concealed by a balaclava, he was captured on camera entering the complex in Nairobi and then emerging with terrified survivors.
Soon after his extraordinary heroism in Nairobi, for which he received the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross — Britain’s second highest award for bravery — Craighead met Trump.
Chris (pictured) became a legend after he took on twisted fundamentalists who had stormed a luxury hotel complex in Kenya in 2019
‘He took the time to thank me personally for saving American lives,’ Craighead recorded on social media alongside a photo of him with the former U.S. President.
The former SAS man, who left the Armed Forces 18 months ago, was off-duty in Nairobi, where he was training members of Kenya’s military, when he received a phone call telling him that Somali terrorists had seized a hotel and taken numerous hostages.
He has written an account of the 19 hours which unfolded, One Man In: The Explosive Firsthand Account Of The Lone Special-ops Soldier Who Fought Off A Major Terrorist Attack In Kenya.
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