Prosecutors have confirmed they will take no further action after a man was arrested on suspicion of blackmailing TV presenter Alison Hammond. The 36-year-old from Warwickshire was arrested last year by West Midlands Police but has now been told he faces no charges.
Reports emerged in March 2023 that Hammond, who co-presents ITV's This Morning and Channel 4's The Great British Bake Off, had been targeted in a blackmail plot. It was alleged that a man threatened to spread lies about her unless she paid large sums of money.
West Midlands Police said in a statement: 'We carried out a thorough investigation and submitted files to the Crown Prosecution Service for assessment. CPS has concluded that there will be no further action. We have passed on this information to all parties involved.'
Hammond, from Birmingham, rose to fame as a contestant on Big Brother in 2002. She co-hosts This Morning with Dermot O'Leary and took over from Matt Lucas in 2023 to co-present The Great British Bake Off alongside Noel Fielding.
The latest series of Bake Off concluded last month with Georgie Grasso from Carmarthenshire becoming the first Welsh winner in the show's history. Hammond is also set to host Alison Hammond's Big Weekend, a new BBC interview show, next year.
