Police issue Alison Hammond 'blackmail' update after 'thorough investigation'

Police have dropped an investigation into the alleged blackmail of Alison Hammond. The ITV This Morning, Channel 4 The Great British Bake Off host and Big Brother legend was reportedly at the centre of a blackmail plot, and contacted West Midlands Police about it.

A man was arrested in 2023, with West Midlands Police confirming at the time he was held on "suspicion of blackmail against a woman in her 40s." The Brummie TV star was reportedly left "genuinely scared" by the ordeal.

However West Midlands Police has now confirmed it has dropped its investigation into the man alleged to have blackmailed the TV host.

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When BirminghamLive asked the force if the case into Ms Hammond's alleged blackmailer had been dropped, a West Midlands Police spokesperson told us on December 14: "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."