Five years after Caroline Flack took her own life, her mother Christine has spoken out in a new documentary, seeking answers and challenging the narrative surrounding the TV presenter's death. Christine Flack was invited by Disney to make a film focusing on the final months before Caroline's suicide in February 2020, and she agreed despite concerns about reopening old wounds.
Caroline Flack, one of Britain's most successful presenters, was arrested in December 2019 and charged with assaulting her partner, Lewis Burton. She lost her job hosting Love Island, her home was besieged by the press, and she felt abandoned by the public. Nine weeks later, she took her own life. Christine Flack believes the prosecution was a key factor in her daughter's death, and she questions whether Caroline received 'special treatment' due to her celebrity status.
In the documentary, 'Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth', Christine attempts to follow the evidence, haunted by the possibility that the police and Crown Prosecution Service charged Caroline because they feared scrutiny if they did nothing. 'A different person could perhaps have come out the other side and it would be OK,' Christine says. 'Not Caroline.'
Christine describes Caroline as a child with extreme highs and lows, and notes that her daughter never received a formal diagnosis of bipolar disorder, though a doctor suggested it. Caroline kept her mental health struggles hidden, ashamed of being known for them, and relied on her career as a coping mechanism.
