Ancient Love Island Uk host Laura Whitmore look back on his friendship with Caroline Flack with tenderness.
Friday February 14, Whitmore wrote a long post via Instagram This presented photos of herself and Flack, who died in February 2020 at 40. His message also included screenshots of text messages shared between the two women.
“I got a new phone this month,” Whitmore wrote, 39, explaining that, while she was trying to download WhatsApp messages from her iCloud, many older messages have revealed place.
Whitmore shared that the messages between her and Flack “show a side to Caroline who is pleasant to remember”.
“She was not perfect and I did not know her as well as the others, but I knew she had her demons”, Love Island Uk The host continued. “I met Caroline in 2011 when I took over from her accommodation I’m to Celebrity brings me out now. She was also favorable to what I did this role at the time as she was when she supported me by doing Love island in 2020. “
Flack started to host Love island On ITV2 in 2015. “The two were major shows,” added Whitmore, “with hundreds of people working there and relying on the show. I will always be very grateful to the latest messages between me and Caroline. »»
Whitmore wrote that she “never asked [Flack] About the judicial affair – it was not my business “, noting:” I did not know his partner at the time and I still do not do it. Whenever I was asked to talk about the situation or be part of a documentary, I refuse. »»
Flack was found dead In her house in East London on February 15, 2020, and he was later confirmed that she had died by suicide. In the weeks preceding his death, Flack would have been involved in a physical altercation with his boyfriend Lewis Burton and the authorities were going forward with an accusation by assault, by The guardian.
The Flack family shared an unpublished Instagram message from the former host the day they were found dead. In the message, which was published by New York TimesFlack “took responsibility for what happened” the night she was arrested and insisted that she “was not a domestic aggressor”.
“I have already said everything I can say about the tragedy and that I don’t want the words to be misinterpreted and need to take care of my own mental health. It was the last correspondence I have ever had with her. I was really hoping for her to be in an adorable place, “continued the Whitmore Friday legend. “I have never known the extent of his difficulties or what was going to happen. The last message from her to me was the heart of love. I would like to think wherever she is, she is at peace and somewhere charming as I hoped. »»
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