A 36-year-old man has been arrested as a part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to kidnap British TV presenter Holly Willoughby.
The accused, Gavin Plumb, has been charged with “soliciting to commit murder, incitement to commit rape, and incitement to commit kidnap.” He will seem in court docket as we speak.
Willoughby didn’t seem on Thursday’s version of her daytime ITV present This Morning. The presenter is alleged to have been beneath police safety at her dwelling on Thursday night time.
Essex Police mentioned the suspect was arrested on Wednesday and is presently in custody. Multiple media reviews state the 36-year-old shouldn’t be identified to Willoughby. It continues to be unclear how police turned conscious of the alleged kidnap plot, however The Sun newspaper first reported {that a} cell phone and different digital gadgets had been seized through the arrest.
The Sun’s report states that police alerted This Morning producers to the plot early Thursday morning, and Willoughby was knowledgeable “shortly” earlier than she was due on air.
In an announcement, detective superintendent Rob Kirby mentioned: “This was an extremely fast-paced investigation, with many of our officers and national partners working overnight to secure these charges. The safeguarding of any victim is paramount and we will continue to prioritize this and working with the Metropolitan Police Service as the investigation proceeds.”
The incident comes after a turbulent few months for Willoughby, who has introduced This Morning since 2009. She was engulfed within the scandal surrounding her former co-star Phillip Schofield, who admitted to an “unwise but not illegal” sexual relationship with a youthful male worker.
In her first on-air feedback concerning the scandal on This Morning, Willougby mentioned she had been “shaken, troubled, let down” by Schofield.
She added: “Worried for the wellbeing of individuals on all sides of what’s been occurring and filled with questions. You, me, and all of us that This Morning gave our love and help to somebody who was not telling the reality, who acted in a method that they themselves felt like they needed to resign from ITV and step down from a profession that they liked. That is quite a bit to course of and it’s equally exhausting to see the toll that it’s taken on their very own psychological well being.
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