TWO years on from the terrifying ordeal which saw Holly Willoughby fearing for her life, the former This Morning presenter has said she’ll ‘never be the same’ in a teary admission.
Stalker Gavin Plumb was sentenced in July 2024 for soliciting Holly’s murder, kidnap, and the commission of rape in a horror plot.
The Security Guard was caught by an undercover police officer in a chatroom, who believed there was ‘immediate threat’ to Holly – who, thankfully, was never harmed.
In a candid new interview, Holly admits the situation has left her scarred.
“Things have changed, I’ve changed – certain things will never be the same,” she told The Times, admitting: “You can’t not change with something like that.
“And in some ways, I am stronger. And in some ways, I’m not.”
Holly then broke down into tears as she discussed the situation, stumbling on her words as she began: “I still find it hard to…”
“I can’t… I’m sorry…” she admitted.
Holly continued: “I just don’t really have the words for it. It’s hard to explain…”
She added that the horror plot made her feel “vulnerable in a way that you haven’t ever imagined feeling vulnerable. And I don’t think you’re meant to test that, that vulnerability.”
In 2024, Plumb was jailed after being convicted of soliciting murder, incitement to kidnap and incitement to rape.
He was handed three concurrent life sentences – one for each of the offences – with a minimum term of 15 years.
It was found that he hatched a sinister plan to ambush his so-called “fantasy” Holly at her home and “stupefy” her using chloroform.
The 35st security guard then wanted to tie the star up and take her to a “dungeon” where her screams would not be heard “for miles”.
His twisted plans were only foiled when he divulged all the chilling details to an undercover cop on a site called Abduct Lovers.
Holly, who worked at the helm of This Morning for 14 years, stepped down from her role on the ITV show shortly after the chilling plot was uncovered.
It came after a tumultuous few years for her, with the exit of her longtime co-host Phillip Schofield and the shocking news of his affair with a young male staffer on the show.
She has now returned to work with a brand new show, Together, which airs on YouTube.