(CNN) – Several people have paid tribute to British TV host Caroline Flack after her family confirmed her death on Saturday.
Flack, 40, expresses the successful British reality show ‘Love island’He killed himself and his body was found in his East London apartment on Saturday, a family lawyer told PA Media.
“We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today, February 15,” said the family’s statement. “We ask the press to respect the privacy of the family at this difficult time and ask them not to try to contact us or photograph us.”
Flack was the host of the series from its inception in 2015 until last December, when she was accused of aggression after an incident at her home. She pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton, 27. I had a trial scheduled for March, and it was replaced as a presenter of ‘Love Island’ a few days after her arrest.
At that time, he said the show had been his “world” for the past five years, adding: “It’s the best show on television.”
On Sunday, the new ‘Love Island’ host Laura Whitmore paid tribute to Flack during her BBC radio show, calling her “vivacious” and “loving,” while criticizing the paparazzi and sensationalist media.
