BBC Winterwatch presenter Chris Packham given bodyguard after chilling threats discovered
dailyrecord.co.ukChris Packham has told how security on the BBC's Winterwatch has been beefed up because of “specific threats” against him. The wildlife show, presented by Chris alongside Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams, is being broadcast from RSPB Arne in Dorset this week.
And the climate change campaigner Chris has told how they aren’t taking any chances after two threats in the past month alone, reports the Mirror.The presenter is allocated a bodyguard who accompanies him during and after filming.
He said: “A couple of times recently, before the Watches, we’ve had specific threats for me. So we’ve had a person who’s there and stays at the hotel, and then goes with me to the place.”Chris, who had the gates at his New Forest home firebombed in October, 2021, said he had reported the most recent threats to the police.
He added: “We have had several threats recently that are not death threats but they’re saying, ‘We’re going to harm you.’ And they come, unbelievably, from emails.
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