{"id":67441,"date":"2023-10-06T08:51:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=67441"},"modified":"2023-10-06T08:51:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:51:24","slug":"holly-willoughby-pulled-off-this-morning-moments-before-going-on-air-after-kidnap-plot-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/holly-willoughby-pulled-off-this-morning-moments-before-going-on-air-after-kidnap-plot-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Holly Willoughby 'pulled off This Morning moments before going on air after kidnap plot\u2019 | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
HOLLY Willoughby pulled out of presenting This Morning just moments before going on air after learning about a suspected plot to kidnap her.<\/p>\n
The star presenter was last night under police guard at her home after the terrifying ordeal.<\/p>\n
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It comes as a 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday evening by police who allegedly found \u201csinister messages\u201d threatening to kidnap and \u201cseriously harm\u201d the mum of three.<\/p>\n
The suspect<\/span>, who is not known to the star, was last night in police custody.<\/p>\n Police alerted This Morning bosses to the alleged plot early yesterday.<\/p>\n Holly was informed shortly before she was due on air.<\/p>\n She was left \u201cshocked and distraught\u201d and it was decided she should pull out of the show.<\/p>\n Alison Hammond was called in as a last- minute replacement alongside Josie Gibson, who co-hosted Wednesday\u2019s show with Holly.<\/p>\n Viewers were left baffled as Josie skirted round her absence, saying: \u201cLook who\u2019s joined me.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s only the one and only Alison Hammond.\u201d<\/p>\n Alison then joked about being \u201cjealous\u201d of her and Holly.<\/p>\n One fan posted: \u201cNo Holly today?! Devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n Another added: \u201cNot even a mention of why she\u2019s not on today?!\u201d<\/p>\n It was unclear how police became aware of the alleged plot but it was understood digital devices and a mobile phone were seized.<\/p>\n As detectives continue to investigate, a round-the-clock police guard has been posted outside\u00a0Holly\u2019s London home, where she lives with her\u00a0husband\u00a0and\u00a0children.\u00a0<\/p>\n A source said: \u201cInvestigations are continuing but police are treating this as a credible conspiracy to \u00adkidnap Holly.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were apparently some sinister and threatening messages found on electronic devices threatening to seriously harm her.\u201d<\/p>\n Holly had been due to celebrate her TV producer husband Daniel Baldwin\u2019s 49th birthday with their children, Harry, 14, Belle, 12, and eight-year-old Chester.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The incident comes after a turbulent year for the star, who has presented This Morning since 2009.<\/p>\n Last September, she and then co-host\u00a0Phillip Schofield\u00a0were accused of\u00a0skipping the queue to pay their respects\u00a0to the late\u00a0Queen.<\/p>\n She later issued a statement explaining she had been there as an\u00a0accredited broadcaster\u00a0for a filmed segment.\u00a0<\/p>\n Holly added: \u201cPlease know that we would never jump a queue.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n This May, Schofield, 61,\u00a0resigned\u00a0after he\u00a0admitted an affair\u00a0with a\u00a0younger colleague.\u00a0<\/p>\n Schofield also revealed\u00a0he had lied about it\u00a0when confronted by Holly.<\/p>\nMORE ON HOLLY<\/h2>\n
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