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 or could go on air today, but this isn't about me yesterday, we lost someone before. her time at 40 years old 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 she deserves and that she didn't always have anyone he knew Caroline knew her she was viciously loving and had passion for life, we just want none of this makes sense currently I love dancing and Robbie Williams' angels always reminds me of her because she did so well on Strictly and I'll play that song after I've said what I want to say.

Caroline loves music, she loved to dance, we shared many dance floors at concerts, festivals. I met her just 10 years ago at the V Festival and then we became friends, she was cheerful and for such a small stature she dominated. she in a room she loved to laugh and she had the most contagious laugh, she also had many struggles. I'm not going to pretend she was perfect, but like anyone, she lived through every mistake publicly under media scrutiny. Caroline loved it, her love was all she wanted. The reason I showed her a balloon island was important to her because the program is about finding love, friendship, laughing, the problem was not the program, the program to work on is loving, caring, safe and secure, The problem is that the outside world is not.

Anyone who has ever compared one woman to another on Twitter, not someone who invaded someone else's privacy because of their appearance, who made cruel and unnecessary comments on an online forum, you need to look at yourselves, sorry for the press, the newspapers that create clickbait, that demonize and tear down success. We've had enough. I have seen journalists and Twitter warriors speak out about this tragedy. I am who they are. Then self-interest twisted. be kind, you alone were responsible for how you treat others and what you put out into the world. I have received messages. I've been harassed just for doing my job and this is where the problem is, but I want to use my platform. this platform. to call people out because they've gone too far, his words affect people, paparazzi and tabloids looking for a cheap self-Charles hides behind a keyboard.

I would like to thank the BBC and ITV for the support I have had and those who supported me. My decision to come today because I felt it was the right thing to do. Thank you to my boyfriend, the kindest man I know, and all the Love Island family, who were grieving there, colleague and friend, and have been so supportive all year. Last hours I love you, everyone be kind with what you say. I'm going to go ahead today and watch this show, since that's what Caroline would say to do. Caroline. I am very sad for you, for your family.

I'm angry. that you saw this is your only option since I know how much love and support you had. I'm sorry you didn't know I'm not your wedding but I'll see you on a dance floor again and I'll wait for you. you are at peace and you know you are loved foolishly