Alison Hammond 'targeted as part of a blackmail and extortion plot' trends now
Alison Hammond reportedly called in police after after she was targeted as part of a dark blackmail and extortion plot.
This Morning host Alison, 48, allegedly handed over thousands of pounds in cash to a man who threatened to make public false details of her private life if she did not give in to his demands.
It is claimed he threatened to try and end her career with the made up information if she did not also buy him a £5,000 BMW car.
According to The Sun, Alison told a friend: 'I’ve been so naive and feel so stupid.'
After plucking up the courage to report the unidentified man, Alison showed police detectives the messages she had received from him.
Traumatic: Alison Hammond, 48, reportedly called in police after after she was targeted as part of a dark blackmail and extortion plot
Great British Bake Off host Alison is said to have fought back tears as she told her pal yesterday: 'I trusted this guy who, it turns out, was only interested in my money.
'I thought he valued our friendship. I now know he only wanted me to fund his life of luxury.'
It is claimed the man took advantage of Alison's kind nature and they forged an unlikely friendship despite his issues with drugs.
Also reportedly told her pal that he sprung the demands on her out of the blue after she had been happy to try and help him and spend money on him.
It is claimed Alison attempted to cut ties with him a number of times but he managed to make his way back into her life.
Things reached boiling point for Alison when she is said to have told a colleague last week: 'He sent me a message stating that if I didn’t give him £3,500 he would ruin me.
'I was flabbergasted. I’m still in shock. To have a friend seeking to blackmail and extort me is just heartbreaking.
'I had to realise I’d reached the end and go to the police.'
