Former Love Island UK host Laura Whitmore is wanting again on her friendship with Caroline Flack with fondness.
On Friday, February 14, Whitmore wrote a prolonged put up via Instagram that featured pictures of herself and Flack, who died in February 2020 at age 40. Her put up additionally included screenshots of textual content messages shared between the 2 ladies.
“I bought a brand new telephone this month,” Whitmore, 39, wrote, explaining that as she tried to obtain WhatsApp messages from her iCloud, loads of older messages popped up as a substitute.
Whitmore shared that the messages between herself and Flack “present a aspect to Caroline which is good to recollect.”
“She wasn’t good and I didn’t know her in addition to others however I knew she had her demons,” the Love Island UK host continued. “I met Caroline in 2011 once I took over from her internet hosting I’m a star get me out of right here now. She was as supportive of me doing that function again then as she was when she supported me doing Love Island in 2020.”
Flack started internet hosting Love Island on ITV2 in 2015. “Each had been nice reveals,” Whitmore added, “with tons of of individuals engaged on them and counting on the present going forward. I’ll at all times be so grateful of the final messages between me and Caroline.”
Whitmore wrote she “by no means requested [Flack] concerning the court docket case — it wasn’t my enterprise,” noting, “I didn’t know her associate on the time and I nonetheless don’t. Each time I’ve been requested to talk about the scenario or be a part of a documentary I decline.”
Flack was found dead in her East London dwelling on February 15, 2020, and it was later confirmed she had died by suicide. Within the weeks main as much as her dying, Flack had allegedly been concerned in a bodily altercation together with her boyfriend Lewis Burton and authorities had been transferring ahead with an assault cost, per The Guardian.
Prince Harry and Caroline Flack’s romance was temporary, however seemingly left an impression on each the prince and the late Love Island U.Okay. host. Harry was linked to the TV presenter in 2009 amid his on-again, off-again romance with Chelsy Davy. “I knew [Natalie Pinkham] was buddies with Prince Harry, and I’d by no means met him, […]
Flack’s household shared an unpublished Instagram message from the previous host the day she was discovered useless. Within the message, which was printed by the New York Times, Flack “took accountability for what occurred” the night time she was arrested and insisted she “was NOT a home abuser.”
“I’ve already mentioned all I can say on the tragedy and don’t need phrases to be misconstrued and must take care of my very own psychological well being. This was the final correspondence I ever had together with her. I actually did hope she was someplace pretty,” Whitmore’s Friday caption continued. “I by no means knew the extent of her struggles or what was to come back. The final message from her to me had been love hearts. I’d prefer to assume wherever she is now, she’s at peace and someplace pretty like I hoped.”
In case you or somebody you recognize is struggling or in disaster, assist is offered. Name or textual content 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.
