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A girl chosen as an 'Olympic ambassador' was turned in to police by her mother who saw her among rioters on television.

An emotional Adrienne Ives, 47, said the decision which led to the arrest of her 18-year-old daughter Chelsea was 'gut-wrenching.'

She said: 'But I had to do what was right. She won't thank us.'

Mrs Ives was at home in Leytonstone, east London, on Sunday night with her husband Roger, 54, watching the scenes of anarchy unfold on the streets of Enfield, just six miles to the north.

'Roger and I were watching the TV news and it was absolutely sickening,' she said.

'And then we saw our daughter.

'I could not believe it. For a minute we did not know what to do.

'But then, what could normal honest parents do? How can you sit there and see that and say, "That's OK"? We were watching people lose their homes and businesses. As parents we had to say, "She can't get away with that".

'I will be portrayed as a bitch – but what are you supposed to do?'

Mrs Ives told The Sun yesterday: 'We've no regrets and would do the same again.

'My children have always been taught right from wrong. We were not being brave, it's what any right-thinking person would have done.

'I love her. But these riots have cost people their jobs and even their lives. We are going through hell.'

Ives' father Roger, 54, added: 'There were a lot of tears. It was devastating when she was led away.
'I don't want my daughter to go to prison. But we would do the same again.'

Mrs Ives added: 'Many parents will know their children have been involved. I urge them to do what we did.'

Ives, a talented athlete, is an Olympic ambassador, one of the volunteers who will welcome visitors during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Ambassadors are to be 'the face of London' and will greet and advise visitors at airports, rail stations and tourist hotspots.

Yesterday she appeared at Westminster magistrates' court, which heard that she boasted of having 'the best day ever' after allegedly rampaging through Enfield.

Prosecutor Becky Owen said that Ives had been involved in an attack on a Vodafone store. 'She was first to pick up masonry and hurl it at the window,' she added.

It was alleged that Ives attacked a mobile telephone shop before hurling masonry at a marked police BMW in a 'frenzied' attack that forced officers to flee.

Yesterday she denied burglary at two mobile phone shops, violent disorder and attacking the BMW police car and was remanded in custody.

Her case will be committed to Crown court when she appears at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court later this month.

Ives was invited into the House of Commons two years ago to celebrate the success of a football project run by Leyton Orient Community Sport Programme in East London.

She was awarded the area's Young Sports Performer of the Year in 2008 for her 'outstanding contribution to sport'. The teenager also regularly tales part in fashion shows and has done some modelling.

She sees herself as a budding songwriter and composes lyrics, according to her Twitter page.

On her social networking profiles, she can be seen in a series of provocative poses and revealing clothes.

Yesterday she appeared in court looking dishevelled in jeans and a white T-shirt. They are images far removed from those taken during her visit to the Commons.

At the event, the smartly-dressed athlete rubbed shoulders with former England and Arsenal footballer Martin Keown, and former minister for sport and Labour MP for Sheffield Central, Richard Caborn.

Ives has also met London Mayor Boris Johnson and Lord Coe as part of her role as Olympics ambassador.

In July 2010, when Mayor Johnson kicked off the search for an 'Olympic Army', he stressed the importance of presentable ambassadors with positive attitudes and pride in their city. He said:

'We're looking for ambassadors to lead on the front line.

'The Olympic Games are a moment when the city is showing itself off to the world.

'I want visitors to think of the place as somewhere to come back to or nice to live in. Word then gets around that London is a fantastic multi-cultural metropolis full of welcoming people.'

The 8,000 recruits from a variety of backgrounds were chosen earlier this year. The Olympic organisers were not available to comment on whether Ives will be able to continue in the role.

Ives attended Tom Hood School, Waltham Forest, Leytonstone, where she excelled at sport.
She runs 400m, 400m hurdles and relay as well as throwing the shot putt.

Her mother, a medical secretary, is well known in East London as a fundraiser through charity runs and marathons for Sense, Breast Cancer Campaign and Get Kids Going.