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Holly Willoughby kidnap suspect ‘almost messaged Phillip Schofield’ to ask if he wanted ‘payback’ over This Morning exit

Gavin Plumb, the man accused of conspiring to kidnap Holly Willoughby, was allegedly tempted to 'message' Phillip Schofield.

Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC told the jury that Plumb had been “obsessed” with Holly for “years”. Upon hearing the news that Phillip had quit the show, Plumb is claimed to have messaged a man he thought was keen to help him with the plan. Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC told jurors that Plumb had described an abandoned stud farm in the country as a place to “keep” Holly.

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