“I think about Carrie always. There isn’t any time I don’t think of her. I want to do away with the negative because that wasn’t her. The things written about her just weren’t her. She wasn’t an abuser” thetimes.co.uk/article/why-th…
Caroline Flack was 40 years old when she died, one of the UK’s most recognisable TV presenters — the face of Love Island and The X Factor, and a winner of Strictly Come Dancing
She always looked as though she was having great fun, with fabulous outfits, hot boyfriends and wild mates, brilliant at being so very alive.
But there were also darker moments that, until the end, were kept private
But there were also darker moments that, until the end, were kept private
On the news of her death there was a collective outpouring of grief. #BeKind trended on social media and there was a mass reckoning with how we scrutinise female celebrities thetimes.co.uk/article/caroli…
On December 12, 2019, Caroline Flack was at her flat in Islington with her 27-year-old boyfriend of five months, Lewis Burton.
They had both been drinking. As Burton slept, according to court reports, Caroline found texts on his phone about a relationship with another woman
They had both been drinking. As Burton slept, according to court reports, Caroline found texts on his phone about a relationship with another woman
She said she tapped him on the legs to wake him up, then on the head with his phone, in what she called a “wake-up flick”, which broke the skin and drew blood.
At 5.25am he called 999 and, according to a police report, allegedly mouthed “You’re f***ed” to Caroline
At 5.25am he called 999 and, according to a police report, allegedly mouthed “You’re f***ed” to Caroline
Caroline smashed a glass candle holder and cut her wrist with it so badly that she would need plastic surgery. Eight minutes later she opened the door to the police, covered in blood and without clothes on, “like a horror movie”, according to one officer
She was taken to hospital, where she was treated, then to Holborn police station, where her mother Christine says she was held in custody for 24 hours on suspicion of assault
Today the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the Metropolitan Police’s decision to pursue the case, looking into whether Caroline was charged because of her celebrity status
Christine says:
🗣️ “All I want is for the Met to say ‘it wasn’t domestic abuse, we shouldn’t have pursued it’”.
She believes it was a “trophy” arrest for them, an assertion of power over a high-profile figure
🗣️ “All I want is for the Met to say ‘it wasn’t domestic abuse, we shouldn’t have pursued it’”.
She believes it was a “trophy” arrest for them, an assertion of power over a high-profile figure
In the following weeks Christine remembers turning on the radio and hearing discussions about female perpetrators of domestic abuse, “inspired” by what was reported to have happened. “Caroline Whack”, read one headline
🗣️ “But she never hurt anyone other than herself. That’s why this label of domestic abuse, it was so bad to her. Because that was the furthest thing from what she was.”
Read the full story here: thetimes.co.uk/article/why-th…
Read the full story here: thetimes.co.uk/article/why-th…
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