Tributes paid as family confirm death of TV presenter Caroline Flack

TV presenter Caroline Flack has died, her family said in a statement.

The former Love Island host, 40, was found dead at her east London flat on Saturday.

A lawyer for the Flack family confirmed that she had taken her own life.

The family’s statement said: “We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today, the 15th of February.

“We would ask that the press respect the privacy of the family at this difficult time and we would ask they make no attempt to contact us and/or photograph us.”

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker was among the people paying tribute to Flack following news of her death.

He tweeted: “Awful news about Caroline Flack. We really need to be better at taking care of each other. So sad”.

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield paid tribute to Flack with a post on his Instagram stories.

He added text above a message that Flack had posted on social media, which read: “In a world where you can be anything, be kind”.

Schofield wrote: “You poor darling girl my heart is breaking #BeKind”.

Scots radio presenter Edith Bowman tweeted: “I can’t quite believe what has happened. Caroline you didn’t deserve this. Such sad and tragic news. Love to all her family. The media and social media have SO much to answer for. RIP Lovely Flack.”

Ms Flack joined the Love Island presenting team in 2015, and also fronted a series of The X Factor. She was crowned Strictly Come Dancing champion in 2014.

Ms Flack stepped down from Love Island last year after she was charged with assaulting partner Lewis Burton.

She entered a not guilty plea to the assault charge at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court and she was released on bail with conditions that stopped her having any contact with Burton ahead of a trial in March.

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