‘Distraught’ Holly Willoughby ‘pulled out of This Morning after learning of suspected plot to kidnap her’

A ‘distraught’ Holly Willoughby pulled out of This Morning after learning of a plot to kidnap her, it has been reported.  

The mother-of-three is currently under police guard at her London home after alleged ‘sinister messages’ were uncovered.

Willoughby was pulled from presenting the ITV show after the alleged plot was foiled by police officers when a 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday evening, reported The Sun. 

Marked police cars and a forensics have surrounded the man’s flat in Harlow, Essex, and are combing the scene for evidence with a neighbour witnessing the man being led away in handcuffs. 

It is understood Essex Police is treating the alleged kidnapping as a credible conspiracy with it claimed there were threats of ‘serious harm’ to Willoughby. 

Holly Willoughby was said to be ‘distraught’ after police uncovered an alleged plot to kidnap her 

A source told The Sun: ‘There were apparently some sinister and threatening messages found on electronic devices threatening to seriously harm her.’ 

The 42-year-old was said ti be ‘distraught’ as she was pulled from presenting This Morning today after bosses were alerted to by police. 

Fans were baffled when she went missing from the morning show – and was replaced by a big name co-star instead.

Host Josie Gibson, 38, was joined by the much-loved Alison Hammond, 48.

Alison – who has recently made her debut as presenter of Bake Off – joked she was getting jealous of seeing Josie and Holly together on the show.

Viewers were left in confusion, because the reasons of her absence were unknown. 

Beaming Josie kicked off the morning show as she said: ‘Look who’s joined me. It’s only the one and only Alison Hammond!’

Unusual: This Morning fans were baffled as Holly Willoughby went missing from the morning show on Thursday – and was replaced by a big name co-star instead

Beaming Josie kicked off the morning show as she said: ‘Look who’s joined me. It’s only the one and only Alison Hammond!’

‘Oh, Josie! I hope you don’t mind, I got a bit jealous. I saw you and Holly and you were talking about being blonde and I thought ‘I’m going to shake this up a bit. I’m getting in there,’ replied Allison.

‘Is that ok? You don’t mind?’

But Josie quipped : ‘No, of course not, I love you!’, while Alison replied: ‘I love you too.’

Fans took to X as they reacted to the presenter’s absence, wondering why Holly, 42, didn’t previously her unusual non-attendance.

One person said: ‘No Holly today?! Devastated. #HollyWilloughby’

Another person quoted a tweet saying ‘No Holly!’ as they penned: ‘Not even a mention of why she’s not on today?!’

Willougby kissed her husband Dan Baldwin on the cheek as she wished him a happy birthday in loved-up post on Wednesday.

The presenter – who rarely gives a glimpse into her marriage – celebrated the TV producer’s day by sharing a sweet photograph of them to Instagram.

In the post, Holly and Dan, 49, could been at a festival from over the summer with the stage seen in the background.

She captioned the post: ‘Happy birthday to my Love.’

Her most recent Instagram post shows her standing with a smile on her face dressed in a French Connection dress ahead of Wednesday’s This Morning show.