Holly Willoughby has bought a new £8million mansion with no mortgage after leaving the capital with her family following a horrific kidnap and murder plot.
The TV presenter, 43, and her husband Dan Baldwin bought the six-bed home after moving out of their £3million Edwardian house in London.
They picked up and left the city two months after stalker Gavin Plumb was jailed for his kidnap, rape and murder plot.
Willoughby also stepped down from presenting This Morning after 14 years on the show due to the terrifying kidnap threat and took time out from the spotlight.
According to reports, she was too afraid to leave her house after Plumb was charged with the crime, forcing her off-air for months.
The couple bought their new home in July and are currently extending the property, along with adding extra security.
Land Registry documents mention no charge from lenders.
According to The Sun, a source said the move is a ‘fresh start’ and ‘an opportunity to put a nightmare behind them’.
Holly Willoughby and her husband Dan Baldwin (pictured in 2016) bought their new home after moving out of their £3million Edwardian house in London
They picked up and left the city two months after stalker Gavin Plumb was jailed for his kidnap, rape and murder plot
After her stalker Plumb was sentenced, she released an empowering statement, thanking the police and her legal team who brought him to justice.
She said: ‘As women we should not be made to feel unsafe going about our daily lives and in our own homes.
‘I will forever be grateful to the undercover police officer who understood the imminent threat, and to the Metropolitan and Essex police forces for their swift response.
‘Thank you to the Crown Prosecution Service, the Rt Hon Mr Justice Murray, Alison Morgan KC, the members of the jury and all involved in this case for ensuring that justice was done and that the defendant will not be able to harm any more women.
‘I would also like to commend the bravery of his previous victims for speaking up at the time. Without their bravery this conviction may not have been possible.’
Her ex co-presenter Phillip Schofield left the show after admitting to an affair with a younger colleague and lying to his co-star when questioned about the mounting speculation.
After she returned to the ITV programme without him, Willoughby was mocked for the statement she made addressing the nation, asking whether viewers were ‘okay’ following the revelation.
Willoughby said ‘as women we should not be made to feel unsafe going about our daily lives and in our own homes’ after Plumb was found guilty. She is pictured in 2023
The TV presenter, who co-led This Morning for 14 years, beamed as she posed for a photo alongside This Morning regulars Alison Hammond and Rochelle Humes in September
She then faced a further setback as Plumb was arrested for an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her, leaving her terrified.
She deliberated over whether to present Dancing On Ice with new co-host Stephen Mulhern, finally deciding to return to work in the New Year.
The presenter made her TV return in January with Dancing On Ice and has been busy filming Netflix show Bear Hunt with Bear Grylls.
She previously renovated her West London home, which planners gave her the go-ahead to extend.
But her neighbours were less than pleased with her various planning applications over the years.
Willoughby bought her London home – which lies in a leafy conservation area – in 2011 and had a series of setbacks renovating it – as she became entangled in a series of ‘ugly’ rows with neighbours.
Locals complained about noise disruption, local wildlife and loss of privacy.
An anonymous letter was sent in 2013 accusing her of ‘keeping the whole neighbourhood up last night with drunken behaviour’.
Her stalker Plumb was jailed for a minimum of 16 years earlier this year.
The television presenter’s deranged stalker Gavin Plumb, 37, who had plotted to kidnap, rape and murder her, was jailed for a minimum of 16 years in July
Plumb had plotted to ambush Willoughby at her London home in the dead of night, using chloroform to knock out the presenter and her husband.
In his twisted plan, he would have taken the celebrity, holding her in an isolated ‘dungeon’ which he described as ‘death row’.
The judge said a victim impact statement from the TV star, showing the devastating impact of his crime, would not be read out in public but added Plumb’s actions had had a ‘life-changing impact’ on Ms Willoughby ‘both privately and professionally’.
Throughout his trial, Plumb, whose sick plan was discovered by an undercover American cop, had repeatedly denied solicitating murder, inciting rape and inciting kidnap.
The court heard from his lawyer Sasha Wass KC that he did not have ‘the means nor the opportunity’ to execute the morbid plan. Instead she described the messages as ‘the ramblings of a rather sad individual’.
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