Emotional recorded message and be aware left by Caroline Flack earlier than loss of life proven in new documentary

Warning: This text accommodates dialogue of suicide which some readers might discover distressing.

A brand new documentary options an emotional recorded message from Caroline Flack.

Disney+’s newest launch, Caroline Flack: Seek for the Reality, explores the TV presenter’s closing months earlier than she took her personal life in February 2020.

The documentary follows her mum, Christine, as she shares an ‘unprecedented take a look at what actually occurred’ to the 40-year-old and uncovers the ‘hidden pressures that pushed her daughter to breaking level’.

That includes never-before-heard-or-seen messages from Caroline to these closest to her on the time, viewers get a stunning and darkish perception into the occasions surrounding her loss of life.

The Love Island host’s loss of life adopted a pointy decline in her psychological well being whereas she was dealing with trial for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend, Lewis Burton, in 2019.



However the two-part documentary highlights the circumstances round this cost and the way it was caused as her solicitor, Paul Morris, says: “It quickly grew to become obvious to me that Caroline Flack was being prosecuted not for what occurred or what she’d achieved or not achieved, she was being prosecuted as a result of she’s Caroline Flack.”

Initially, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)had beneficial she solely obtain a warning, however this was appealed by London’s Met Police, leading to her dealing with a cost of assault by beating.

And as all of this unravelled, Caroline was apparently suggested to maintain quiet in regards to the allegations. Hounded by the media, she ended up residing in a resort in London, unable to return to her flat as a result of fixed paparazzi.

Famously, she additionally in fact ‘stepped down’ from her internet hosting function on the ITV relationship present, whereas dealing with fixed, round the clock abuse on social media.

And within the doc, the toll this had on her is made harrowingly clear, as she stated in a recorded message on her cellphone: “I’m doing this as a result of I wanna keep in mind what I went by, what my household went by, what my boyfriend went by, what his household went by. It’s three days after I’ve been arrested for having a struggle with my boyfriend. I’ve at all times cooperated with the police since they arrived. I used to be put in a cell, I used to be promised that I used to be nameless and that this wouldn’t go any additional as a result of it was a extremely personal state of affairs.”

Clearly emotional within the clip, Caroline says that withing 5 minutes of leaving the station: “It bought into the press – all the small print, the whole lot. Since then, I misplaced my job, a job I’ve labored all my life for, I’m residing in a resort, I’m receiving a lot abuse.”

Crying, she provides: “It was a struggle, I’ve by no means damage anybody in my life, the one particular person I ever damage is myself.”

Viewers additionally get an perception into the incessant trolling and abuse on-line that Caroline confronted, with a grim Valentine’s Day card even placed on sale poking enjoyable at her.

Coated by information shops, Christine stated this was ‘one other nail in her coffin’ and shortly after it was printed, the star’s family and friends stopped listening to from her earlier than all of the sudden getting ‘nonsense’ texts. And shortly after, on 15 February 2020, Caroline was discovered useless in her flat.

As highlighted within the documentary, a be aware was discovered, studying: “Please let this court docket case be dropped, and myself and Lewis can discover concord.”

Following her loss of life, Coroner Mary Hassell discovered that the star took her personal life as a result of she knew she was being prosecuted and couldn’t face the intensive media scrutiny that might include the trial.

The Authentic two-part documentary premieres 10 November, completely on Disney+ within the UK & Eire

An announcement on the finish of the doc from CPS says :” “Caroline’s loss of life was a tragedy and our ideas stay together with her family and friends as they proceed to come back to phrases with, their loss and the circumstances that led to her loss of life. All choices on this case had been made on the premise of the medical opinion obtainable to us on the time.

“An individual’s celeb standing by no means influences whether or not a case is taken ahead. We’re happy that the prosecution was appropriately introduced.”

And the Met Police stated: “Caroline Flack’s tragic loss of life had a profound impression on many,. not least her household and associates who proceed to come back to phrases with their loss. The Commissioner has beforehand written to Caroline’s mom to supply his condolences on behalf of the Met.

“We recognise how terribly tough the previous 5 years should have been. It’s comprehensible that these closest to Caroline have questions on the whole lot that occurred to her within the months earlier than she died, together with the police investigation.

“Now we have been open to these questions and have engaged with quite a few unbiased opinions and an inquest. Whereas there was organisational studying for us on factors of course of, no misconduct has been recognized.”

In the event you’ve been affected by any of those points and need to communicate to somebody in confidence, please don’t endure alone. Name Samaritans free of charge on their nameless 24-hour cellphone line on 116 123 or contact Innocent by visiting their web site https://harmless.org.uk.