Rachel Bilson wishes she had been able to "prevent" multiple break-ins in her home

She told People: "I'm a big, big believer in safety and I love that their whole mission is to prevent before it happens. And obviously, having been someone that has been through it, if I had that option then, I could have prevented five different break-ins.

"I've collected quite a few."

Rachel had fallen victim to the infamous Bling Ring, an infamous group of seven teenagers and young adults based in Hollywood who also took from stars such as Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom, and Paris Hilton.

The 'O.C star - who has Briar Rose, nine, with her former partner Hayden Christensen - explained that because her mother had encouraged her to not be so materialistic in life, that helped her accept that her things had been stolen and she hopes to instil the same outlook in her daughter if the same sort of incident were to happen now.

She added: "I was very young when it happened. It was kind of like, 'Oh my God, that sucks. But I will say, as hard as I could have taken it, I think my mom has always taught me to not have such a connection to material possessions, so that helped.

"If something goes missing or breaks, it's important to kind of nurture the detachment from things like that."

The gang operated from 2008 until 2009 and stole $3 million in cash and belongings before being caught on a security camera in Audrina Patridge's home captured the group on tape.

Rachel previously admitted that the whole incident felt so "invasive", especially after learning that one of the perpetrators had used her bathroom.

Speaking on the 'Everything Iconic' podcast, she said: "I guess they came into my house five different times and took everything,

"And even one girl gave an interview, she was like, 'I got so comfortable going in her house, I took a s*** in her bathroom!' And I was like, 'That's more invasive than stealing my purses."