Overview

• Met officers arrested a man on Friday, August 22, on suspicion of rape and also on suspicion of non-consensual intimate image abuse.
• This is an early-stage joint investigation with Hertfordshire Constabulary following a third-party allegation of sexual and drug-related offences.
• The Metropolitan Police urged anyone with information to contact them, and said the alleged victim is being supported by specialist officers.
• The BBC declined to comment on the active case, while internal sources say the allegation does not involve this year’s production and training continues for the September return.
• The police inquiry runs alongside a separate BBC-commissioned review into alleged drug use connected to the programme, and the suspect has not been named for legal reasons.