Prosecutors have decided that no further action will be taken after a man was arrested on suspicion of blackmailing TV presenter Alison Hammond.
In March last year, reports emerged that Hammond, who co-presents ITV’sThis Morning and The Great British Bake Off, had been blackmailed for large sums of money.
It was claimed that a man had threatened to spread lies about her if she did not cooperate with demands.
A 36-year-old-man from Warwickshire was arrested by West Midlands Police on suspicion of blackmail last year and later released.
In a statement on Saturday, the force said: “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.”
Birmingham-born Hammond, who rose to fame on Big Brother in 2002, co-hosts ITV daytime show This Morning with Dermot O’Leary and took over from comedian Matt Lucas in 2023 to co-present Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off alongside comedian Noel Fielding.
The TV personality has also been in reality shows I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Coach Trip, Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity MasterChef, and appeared alongside actor Richard E Grant to host the 2023 Baftas.
Hammond is also set to host Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend, which sees her spend 48 hours with various celebrities in a new BBC interview show, next year.
Hammond’s representatives and the CPS have been contacted for comment.
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