CNN —Popular British television host Holly Willoughby has announced she is stepping away from the ITV program “This Morning,” after she was reportedly the target of an alleged kidnapping and murder plot. “I’ve let ITV know today that after 14 years, I will not be returning to ‘This Morning,’” Willoughby wrote in a post shared on Instagram Tuesday. ITV’s Managing Director, Media and Entertainment, Kevin Lygo said in a statement that the network is sad to see Willoughby go. “We are sad that Holly is leaving This Morning, but respect her decision which we know will have been extremely difficult for her to make,” he said. She has been at the heart of This Morning for the past 14 years, and she is adored by our viewers.

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