Laura Whitmore wishes Caroline Flack a ‘happy heavenly birthday’ in touching tribute – The Mirror

The current Love Island host took the time to honour Caroline on what would have been her 42nd birthday. Caroline tragically took her own life last year aged 40.

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Laura Whitmore posts tribute to Caroline Flack on presenters birthday

Laura Whitmore has paid tribute to Caroline Flack on what would have been the late TV presenters 42nd birthday.

The 36-year-old Irish television host and influencer had a close working partnership with Caroline who tragically took her own life in 2020 at the age of 40-years-old.

Laura had been standing in for Caroline as the host of Love Island while the original host took time out of the spotlight to address personal issues before tragically ending her own life in February last year.

Friends and family of the star have been honouring her on what would have ben her 42nd birthday on Tuesday with Laura paying tribute via social media.

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Taking to Instagram Stories, Laura shared a drawing of Caroline along with the message be kind a phrase that the star promoted during her life.

Adding a message to the post, Laura wrote: Happy heavenly birthday Flack.

Still doesnt feel real youre not here.

She added: Hope were doing you proud, alongside a red heart emoji.

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Laura also shared footage of herself dancing with Caroline as the pair threw shapes and giggled together to the tune of Ameries song One Thing.

Uploading the short video clip to her Instagram Stories, Laura added another red heart emoji alongside the video clip.

A string of other celebrities including Keith Lemon, Dawn OPorter and Lou Teasdale also paid tribute to Caroline on her birthday.

Fellow presenter Dawn, 42, shared a photo of Caroline at a fashion even alongside a caption reading: Happy birthday you plum.

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Keith Lemon who is the character created by 48-year-old Leigh Francis meanwhile simply penned: Appy birfday Flack! Miss you x while sharing the same illustration that Laura Whitmore had shared.

While hair stylist Lou, 38, shared a collection of photographs on her own Instagram along with the caption: Happy birthday beautiful, I miss you every day.

Lou had been caring for Caroline moments before she took her own life with the TV host committing suicide when her friend had gone to a shop.

When Lou returned to Carolines North London home and found she was unable to open the door, she called the stars father who then found her body inside.

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Caroline took her life in the wake of news that she would face prosecution and a court case relating to an alleged attack on her former tennis player boyfriend Lewis Burton in December 2019.

Coroner Mary Hassell recorded Carolines death as a suicide and linked it directly to her looming court battle while speaking at an inquest into her death last year.

Mary said: The key decision for me to make is whether Caroline took her own life. I have to be satisfied she acted in a way so as to cause her death, and secondly that she intended to cause her death.

In Caroline's case I am entirely satisfied she intended to cause her own death. She hanged herself. She had only one expectation - her own death. There's no doubt in my mind at all.

She continued: Caroline had fluctuating mental ill health, she had had struggles in the past. She had had difficulties.

In spite of the fact she may have led - to some - a charmed life, actually the more famous she got the more some of these difficulties increased - she had to deal with the media in a way most of us don't.

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It was played out in the national press - and that was incredibly difficult for her. She faced the prospect of not working in the job she loved, losing a great deal.

I find the reason for her taking her life was she now knew she was being prosecuted for certainty, and she knew she would face the media, press, publicity - it would all come down upon her. To me, that's it in essence.

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Laura Whitmore wishes Caroline Flack a 'happy heavenly birthday' in touching tribute - The Mirror