Caroline Flack: Laura Whitmore’s emotional tribute

I'm

Laura

Whitmore

and thank you for joining me this Sunday morning I wish we were talking under better circumstances and I've been debating whether I should would or could come on air today but this isn't about me yesterday we lost someone before their time at age 40

Caroline

Flack

made the decision to take her own life and I want to talk about us I want to talk about her and give her the respect that she deserves and that she didn't always get anyone he knew

Caroline

knew she

was vicious loving and had a passion for life we just want none of this makes sense currently love dancing and angels by Robbie Williams always reminds me of her because she done so beautifully to it on Strictly and I'm gonna play that song after I've said what I want to say

Caroline

loves music she loved to dance we shared many a dance floor at gigs festivals I met her just shy of 10 years ago at V Festival and then we became friends she was bubbly and for such a small stature commanded

a room she loved to laugh and had the most infectious chuckle she also had many struggles I'm not going to pretend that she was perfect but as anyone she lived every mistake publicly under the scrutiny of the media

Caroline

loved it's love that's all she wanted just why I showed a globe island was important to her because the show is by finding love friendship having a laugh the problem wasn't the show the show to work on is loving and caring and safe and protected the problem is

the outside world is not anyone who's ever compared one woman against another on Twitter not someone because of their appearance invaded someone else's privacy who made mean unnecessary comments on an online forum you need to look at themselves sorry to the press the newspapers who create clickbait who demonize and tear down success we've had enough I've seen journalists and Twitter warriors to talk of this tragedy I'm who they then self-interest twisted twisted what the

truth is you don't have to tear giant someone to feel good about yourself so to listeners be kind only you were responsible for how you treat others and what you put out in the world I've had messages I've been harassed for just doing my job and this is where the problem is but I want to use my platform this platform to call people out because it's gone too far your words affect people to paparazzi and tabloids looking for a cheap self - Charles hiding behind a keyboard enough

I'd like to thank BBC and ITV for the support that I've had and those who supported my decision to come in today as I felt it was the right thing to do thank you to my boyfriend the kindest man I know and to the whole love Island family who were in mourning up there colleague and friend and have been a great support over the last few hours I love you - everyone be kind in what you say I'm going to carry on today and go through this show as that's what

Caroline

would say to do

Caroline

I'm so sad for you for your family I'm angry that you saw this is your only option as I know how much love and support you had I'm sorry you didn't know that I'm not your wedding but I'll see you on a dance floor again and I hope you're at peace and know that you are loved silly