Man arrested over plot to kidnap Holly Willoughby
As reported, a male individual has been apprehended for supposedly planning to abduct TV host Holly Willoughby.
On Wednesday, authorities detained a man in Harlow, Essex, who is believed to be 36 years old and not acquainted with Ms. Willoughby.
The police supposedly uncovered "ominous messages" that contained threats to abduct and cause significant harm to a woman who is a mother of three, as per the Sun.
Ms Willoughby was not present in her regular position as a host on ITV's morning program This Morning on Thursday.
According to reports, the police informed the ITV executives about the supposed scheme on Thursday morning. Consequently, they came to the conclusion that Ms Willoughby should not be featured on the program.
According to the Sun, she stayed at her residence in London under police safeguard on Thursday evening. She is 42 years old.
Insiders informed the publication that she was "taken aback and deeply upset" by what happened, and that the authorities evidently stationed police officers outside her residence 24/7. She shares the abode with her spouse and their trio of offspring.
According to an unnamed person who spoke to The Sun, the investigation into Holly's disappearance is ongoing and the police are taking seriously the possibility that she was kidnapped as part of a genuine plot.
According to a spokesperson from Essex police who spoke to the Times, a man aged 36 and hailing from Harlow has been apprehended on suspicion of plotting to abduct someone, as part of a continuous inquiry.
They apprehended him on Wednesday, October 4th, and he's presently being held in custody.
The event happened amidst a chaotic year for Ms. Willoughby.
After confessing to an "unwise but not illegal" involvement with a producer 20 years younger than him, Phillip Schofield, her previous co-host on This Morning, left the programme in May. In the wake of the controversy, Ms Willoughby took a break from the show during the early summer period.
After the passing of the Queen in September, a petition gained 50,000 signatures urging for the dismissal of both her and Mr. Schofield. They were falsely accused of jumping the line to see the Queen's body lying in state.
