Brave Holly Willoughby statement in full as fiend Gavin Plumb convicted over plot to kidnap, rape and murder TV star

By Holly Christodoulou, Digital Court Editor

Years before Plumb had even set his sights on Holly, he became fixated on fulfilling a warped kidnap fantasy.

The security guard spent his time hunched over a computer screen as he trawled through forums dedicated to abduction.

In 2006, Plumb tried to lure a terrified cabin crew worker off a train using a threatening note.

He wrote: "I have got a gun. All you have to do is keep quiet. Do what I say. So just stand up and get off at the next stop with me. Don't cry or make a sound.

"Don't stop me from touching you because I won't hurt you. If you do all of this, no-one will get hurt but if you don't I am going to shoot you and myself and everyone else."

Although the plan failed, undeterred Plumb tried again just two days later when he stumbled across another air stewardess on a train.

This time - armed with an imitation firearm and rope - he pretended to be a police officer to get the woman off the train and kidnap her.

But again the plan failed and Plumb retreated back to his online friends to hone his plan.

He put this into practice in 2008 when he attempted to tie up two teenage girls while working in Woolworths.

Holding one 16-year-old at knifepoint, he told her: "Get to the back of the storeroom".

He was locked up but released two years later where he set the wheels in motion to snatch his "ultimate fantasy" Holly.

Drawing from his previous experience, Plumb knew exactly what it would take to "terrify and overpower a woman".

This was evident in his "restraint kit", which consisted of handcuffs, shackles, a gag and two bottles of chloroform.

Thankfully for Holly, he chose the wrong online accomplice to reveal his plan to - an undercover cop who was able to warn police before it was too late.

Hopefully Plumb will now be locked up for a long time so he won't be able to make his disturbing fantasy a reality.