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British TV presenter Holly Willoughby will stay off screen for the rest of the month, after a plot to kidnap and murder her was foiled a few days ago.
The presenter of ITV’s This Morning was informed on Wednesday evening by police of an alleged conspiracy to abduct her. She did not appear on Thursday morning’s show (she doesn’t work Fridays) and will now stay off air for several weeks, including a scheduled holiday.
Shopping centre security guard Gavin Plumb appeared in court Friday, charged with offences that included soliciting to commit murder, incitement to commit kidnap, and recruiting a “hitman” from overseas.
Willoughby will also miss this evening’s annual Pride of Britain Awards, where she has been a longtime regular attendee, and is reported to be with her family under the guard of both police and a security team employed by ITV.
Fellow ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly addressed the incident live on air this week, saying: “We’re all sending our love and best wishes. That’s a terrible thing to go through for her and her family.”
The Mail on Sunday quotes an insider at the station, saying: “As the days go by, something like this doesn’t get any easier for Holly but it is difficult to think about any kind of work right now, let alone when your job is to present a live television show.
“She needs to be around her nearest and dearest and take the right advice from the right people, too.
“The This Morning presenters have been in touch with her and they will juggle covering her role for as long as is needed.”
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