Love Island returns with tribute to Caroline Flack after former presenter's death | ITV News

we are all absolutely devastated by the tragic

news

that

Caroline

a much-

love

d member of our

love

island

family has passed away Ian sterling the voice of

love

Island

acknowledging the horrible truth tonight as the hit show returned a simple

tribute

over gentle shots of the sea

after

a vulnerable young

presenter

had taken her own life you were a true friend to me I'm gonna miss you Cass a girlfriend posted these pictures of

Caroline

Flack

on Instagram obviously relaxed and happy it's been

suggested she became traumatized by the prospect of a criminal trial and the possibility it could cost her the job she

love

d this was the last picture of her on Valentine's Day Kevin ligo director of television ITV said in response

after

Caroline

stepped down from the show ITV made it clear that the door was left open for her to return and the

love

island

production team remained in regular contact

with

her and continued to offer support over the last few months the 40 year old had pleaded

not guilty to charges of assaulting her boyfriend Louis Burton he also wanted to drop the charges but prosecutors decided to push ahead

with

the trial just because a witness says he doesn't want to give evidence that doesn't mean a case has to be dropped if there's enough evidence apart from that doesn't mean the case should be dropped who knows what pressure the witness has come under one friend launched a campaign for

Caroline

's law today she wants better protection for

celebrities against unwanted press and social media intrusion um devastated because I know how she she was feeling because I felt that way too and I just wish it was something that could have been done something just say just please hold on she didn't see a way out and can you blame her

with

everything that's coming on

Caroline

flex legacy will always be entwined

with

the show that launched her which turned her into a star but her friends clearly hoped this tragedy might also make

everyone examine the way that those caught in the headlines are treated they finished tonight's show

with

this simple thought Juliet Bremner

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