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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Daniel Bird & Jessica Sansome

Alison Hammond distraught after blackmailer demands money and threatens to end her career

Alison Hammond has reportedly been left distraught after a 'blackmailer', once thought to be a friend, demanded money or they'd 'end her career'. It has been claimed that the This Morning host had already purchased a BMW car, worth an estimated £5,000, after the unidentified man threatened to "ruin" her.

The man who cannot be identified for legal reasons is alleged to have blackmailed the mum-of-one over a period of eight months. Sources claim that Alison met with officers from West Midlands Police on Tuesday and showed them a variety of messages from the person she claimed was once her friend.

Speaking to The Sun, a source close to Alison alleges that her blackmailer had vowed to "ruin" her career and had planned to make up false stories about her. An emotional Alison, 48, is believed to have said "I trusted this guy who, it turns out, was only interested in my money.

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