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Security guard spoke of ‘ultimate fantasy’ to kidnap and rape Holly Willoughby

Source: PA Wire

A shopping centre security officer said “restraining and getting” TV presenter Holly Willoughby was his “ultimate fantasy for way too long”, a court has heard.

Gavin Plumb, who is alleged to have developed an obsession with the star over a number of years, is accused of telling others online that “fantasy isn’t enough anymore. I want the real thing.”

Chelmsford Crown Court was told the 37-year-old had boasted of his previous convictions and jail time for false imprisonment and attempted kidnap in order to “bolster his credibility”.

Prosecutors allege

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