Caroline Flack dead
Caroline Flack is found dead: Body of former Love Island host, 40, is discovered in her London flat weeks before she was due to go on trial accused of assaulting her boyfriend
- Family has been informed and in a statement tonight said: ‘We can confirm that our Caroline passed away’
- Tonight’s tragic news marks the third death of stars connected with the ITV2 dating show Love Island
- Flack’s death comes just weeks before she was due to go on trial for assaulting partner Lewis Burton
Caroline Flack has been found dead at her London flat aged 40.
Her family has been informed and in a statement tonight they said: ‘We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today on the 15th February.
‘We would ask that the press both respect the privacy of the family at this difficult time.’
Flack was best known for previously fronting the hugely popular ITV2 show Love Island.
But tonight’s tragic news marks the third death of stars connected with the dating programme after contestants Mike Thalassitis and Sophie Graydon took their own lives following their appearances.
Flack’s death comes just weeks before she was due to go on trial for assaulting partner Lewis Burton, who in December accused her of hitting him with a lamp.
Yesterday, model and tennis player Burton, posted a picture of them both on Instagram and wrote: ‘Happy Valentine’s… Love You.’
Flack last posted on Instagram on Thursday with a collage of snaps, captioned simply with a love heart emoji, after her boyfriend, 27, contacted her via the photo sharing platform.
The same day, she announced she would be breaking her silence on recent reports about her personal life.
She wrote: ‘I’m going to speak today… mine and my family’s life is no longer up for entertainment or gossip,’ before changing her mind.
Caroline Flack has been found dead, just one day after her boyfriend who she is alleged to have assaulted, reached out to her on Instagram
‘Happy Valentine’s. Love You:’ Caroline Flack’s boyfriend Lewis Burton reached out to her AGAIN on social media on Friday… (but she is still banned from contacting him amid court case)
A source had told MailOnline at the time: ‘Caroline wanted to speak as she’s so sick of all the rumours and speculation about her.
‘But she posted on Instagram without thinking and once she had some time to calm down she knew better to keep quiet until the time is right.’
Police were seen outside the Love Island presenter’s residence, where she lived with Lewis, during the early hours of December 14 after reports emerged that a man had been attacked.
Photographs of the Flack’s blood spattered front door emerged the day before.
It was reported that Mr Burton shouted ‘I was normal till I met her’ as she was arrested by police.
Eyewitnesses have described ‘total chaos’ outside Flack’s home as police arrived to diffuse the situation with her boyfriend.
Flack was reportedly left in need of hospital treatment after accidentally cutting herself on broken glass during the incident.
A family friend said: ‘There is not much to say. We are not people who like to gossip. I hope people respect the situation.’
Her former fiancé Andrew Brady, who claimed he would have died if he remained in their relationship, took to Twitter in the early hours on December 14 to pen: ‘Sad that I’m not more surprised by the news’
Defiant: Caroline shared a smouldering snap on Thursday, after Lewis reached out to her previously on a post about her wall-climbing with a pal
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Something to say: The Love Island host took to Instagram to announce she will soon be giving her side of the story’- although it is now reported she had a ‘wobble’ and has now changed her mind about speaking out
Droplets of what appear to be blood were seen splattered on Caroline Flack’s home following her arrest for assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton
Police were scrambled to Flack’s north London home at 5.25am on December 12
Still on: Lewis, 28, pulled up alongside reporters outside his flat in London, on Thursday afternoon, and when asked about the rumoured break-up, he insisted the pair are still together
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