Holly Willoughby is 'haunted by the past but won’t be retraumatised by it' A new TV documentary examining Gavin Plum's plot to kidnap and murder Holly Willoughby is airing next week A new documentary will examine the Gavin Plumb plot against Holly Willoughby (Image: PA ) A new TV documentary is expected to unveil the chilling kidnap and murder plan devised by Essex security guard Gavin Plum against presenter Holly Willoughby as it airs next week. However, a source says the TV personality and mum-of-three is insistent on not letting the documentary’s revisit of her ordeal traumatise her again. ‌ Plumb was convicted in July last year for his plans to kidnap and murder Willoughby, with the TV star since opening up on the "tough" time she had faced in the aftermath of the incident. Article continues below A new channel 5 documentary - The Plot To Kill Holly Willoughby - is now due to air next week, which will uncover some of the details of Plumb's planned assault against the Dancing on Ice presenter. But, speaking to the Mirror, one source has revealed Holly, 44, just wants to put the ordeal behind her and focus on the wellbeing of herself and her family. “She’s a very strong woman. As far as she’s concerned, it happened, it’s in the past, and she wants to get on with her life and move on,” the source revealed. “In an ideal world it would be something that’s never spoken about again, but Holly knows that’s not going to happen, so she’ll just ride it out. She’s haunted by the past but she won’t be retraumatised by it.” ‌ The source added: “She feels the same about the whole Phillip Schofield thing at This Morning – it happened, it’s over, move on.” A Channel 5 Documentary will re-examine the ordeal experienced by the former This Morning presenter (Image: ITV ) Since refusing to be involved in the documentary, Holly has reportedly been upset by the decision to proceed with it. ‌ The documentary’s synopsis says: “When Holly learned of the plan, just hours before she was due to go on air, her life was changed forever. With little choice but to put her glittering career on hold, she withdrew from public life while the police built their case against Plumb. “Could Plumb’s disgusting plan ever have come to pass? He was housebound, morbidly obese and incapable of walking even short distances. Yet he spent years looking for an accomplice to help turn his obsession into a reality. Was Plumb a dangerous predatory stalker... or a sad and lonely fantasist, guilty of nothing more than a warped imagination?” Plumb was found to have spent years studying the life of the former This Morning host, and assembling a kidnap kit which included leg shackles, handcuffs, pocket knife, 400 metal cable ties, and bottles of chloroform. ‌ In July 2024, Plumb was found guilty of soliciting murder and inciting kidnap and rape, and was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 15 years and 85 days in prison before being even be considered for parole. The court heard shocking details of Gavin Plumb's plot before he was convicted in July 2024 (Image: PA ) Stefan Walters, a psychologist specialising in trauma and brainspotting therapy, told the Mirror that while Holly waived her right to anonymity and was in control of that process, she has no control over the reaction to the TV show. ‌ He said: "It may open up different stories in the public and there may be a response to it, but I would hope that it’s part of her healing. It can be difficult watching a re-enaction of a trauma because that can be a bit like reliving it, but actually sometimes that can be a kind of exposure therapy. “The more we’re able to expose ourselves to it and develop resilience to it, then the less we’re activated. So again, I would hope Holly has done her own therapy and trauma work, and feels in control of the narrative. That’s so important.” The Mirror's source added: "“It’s probably hard to imagine that two years ago she was presenting one of the biggest morning TV shows, without a real care in the world, because things changed so much for her. Article continues below “But Holly is determined and strong, she’ll still have her eyes on the prize, for sure, and she’ll be focusing on what she wants, not what she’s lost.”