Gavin Plumb found guilty after Holly Willoughby kidnap plot trial

The jury have reached their verdict in the court case (Picture: Rex/Getty)

Gavin Plumb has been found guilty after being accused of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby.

The verdict was announced on Thursday July 4 in Chelmsford Crown Court after the jury finished deliberating.

During the court case, footage had been shown of Plumb, 37, telling police officers that the former This Morning presenter was a ‘fantasy’ of his as they apprehended him at his home. 

After Willoughby, 43, was mentioned by name, he responded: ‘I’m not ​​going to lie, she is a fantasy of mine.’

While giving evidence in court, Plumb claimed that he felt a ‘rush of excitement’ about the idea of keeping Willoughby in a ‘dungeon’, but insisted that the thought was just ‘online chat’.

The security guard was questioned over a BDSM kit that he had purchased, with an image shown in court showing various items laid out, including handcuffs, a whip, blindfold and cable ties in plastic bags.

Holly Willoughby quit her role on This Morning last year (Picture: Kieron McCarron/ITV/Shutterstock)

He was also asked about bottles of chloroform that he had bought, which he claimed were to clean a ‘large stain next to my fridge’.

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