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Caroline Flack’s family have released previously unseen photos of the Love Island presenter ahead of a new Channel 4 documentary on her life.

The TV host died by suicide at the age of 40 in February 2020.

The one-off special, titled Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death, is set to focus on the struggles the TV personality faced and will feature never-before-seen childhood home videos.

The programme will also feature interviews with Caroline’s family, including her twin sister Jody, as well as her former X Factor co-stars, Dermot O’Leary and Olly Murs.

Before the documentary hits our screens Caroline’s family have shared a number of childhood pictures of the star, showing her as a child to when she was a teenager.

One image shows Caroline and her sister Jody wearing matching outfits as they pose in a Norfolk field as girls.

CAPTION: Caroline Flack's family share photos of her as smiling teen Caroline Flack is smiling widely in a photo of herself as a teenager, in one of a number of rare snaps released ahead of the airing of her documentary. Love Island star Caroline, who was 40 when she tragically took her own life last year, will be the focus in a new Channel 4 doc, called Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death, which her mother Christine has taken part in to pay tribute to her talented daughter. It is not known when Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death will air, but her family has now released a number of rare, touching images of the TV star from her childhood ahead of the release date, after an emotional trailer for the doc was released. One photo sees a fresh-faced Caroline smiling widely as she sits side on to the camera, for a school snap in taken the 1990s. RIP FROM SITE: https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/caroline-flack-photos-death-documentary-23545783
Caroline and her twin sister Jody (Picture: PA/Flack Family)
Caroline (front) pictured in the arms of her mother Christine and with twin Jody / CAPTION: Caroline Flack's family share photos of her as smiling teen Caroline Flack is smiling widely in a photo of herself as a teenager, in one of a number of rare snaps released ahead of the airing of her documentary. Love Island star Caroline, who was 40 when she tragically took her own life last year, will be the focus in a new Channel 4 doc, called Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death, which her mother Christine has taken part in to pay tribute to her talented daughter. It is not known when Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death will air, but her family has now released a number of rare, touching images of the TV star from her childhood ahead of the release date, after an emotional trailer for the doc was released. One photo sees a fresh-faced Caroline smiling widely as she sits side on to the camera, for a school snap in taken the 1990s. RIP FROM SITE: https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/caroline-flack-photos-death-documentary-23545783
Caroline picture with her mum and sister (Picture: PA/Flack Family)

Another shows them standing on a country path, wearing matching outfits again, with their mother Christine’s arms wrapped around them.

Two of the snaps also give fans a glimpse into Caroline’s teenage years.

One was a school photograph taken in the 1990s and shows Caroline donning cropped hair and red lipstick.

Family handout photo issued by Channel 4 of a school portrait of Caroline Flack, taken in the 1990s. Flack can be seen in tears saying
Caroline as a teenager at school (Picture: PA/Flack Family)
Family handout photo issued by Channel 4 of Caroline Flack in the 1990s. Flack can be seen in tears saying
Caroline as a happy smiley teenager (Picture: PA/Flack Family)

The other shows Caroline wearing a white crop top and joggers.

The final picture sees the TV star as an adult with her head tossed back and her hair spread outwards.

Caroline was born in Enfield, but spent much of her youth living in Norfolk, first in Thetford and then in nearby East Wretham.

She died by suicide at the age of 40, with friends and fans remembering her a year on from the tragedy.

Undated handout photo issued by Channel 4 of Caroline Flack. Flack can be seen in tears saying
Caroline died in February 2020 (Picture: PA)

Her ex-boyfriend Lewis Burton, who she was dating at the time of her death, shared a selfie he took with the TV star and wrote: ‘1 year… I will never forget you,’ along with full and broken heart emoji. 

Caroline’s former fiance Andrew Brady also penned a lengthy tribute on a WordPress page, which said in part: ‘Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of Caroline’s death, the person I loved more than anyone I ever thought possible. 

‘Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her, I have some truly incredible memories of her etched on to my mind for eternity.’ 

Laura Whitmore, who took over hosting Love Island following Flack’s death, shared heartfelt song lyrics on Instagram, which read: ‘You’ve got to laugh a little, cry a little, until the clouds roll by a little.’



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The documentary is coming soon to Channel 4.

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