Overview

• McCullough reported a surge of violent, homophobic messages following his appearance on the ITV reality show last year.
• Officers visited his home, took a formal statement and referred the case to police forces nationwide.
• Investigators have flagged 35 accounts for malicious contact, including 12 classified as aggravated malicious contact amounting to death threats.
• Police have already identified some of the senders, according to McCullough’s statements to the press.
• The presenter says the abuse harmed his mental health but he continues his weekday Radio 1 show and performed a DJ set at Manchester Pride.