
A week before Caroline Flack took her life, she sent friends a video of herself dancing around her flat, her hair bleached noticeably blonder. It brought them a modicum of joy and hope.
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Caroline Flack's death, a tragic event that continues to impact her friends and family. In the weeks before her suicide, Flack was emotionally distressed due to an impending criminal trial for assaulting her boyfriend, Lewis Burton. She sent a video to friends appearing to dance, which some saw as a sign of hope, though it later became clear she was preparing to end her life. On Valentine's Day 2020, she was devastated by the news of the trial date and the potential release of bodycam footage from the night she was found unconscious after slashing her wrists. Her family and friends are now dealing with the renewed attention from a Disney+ documentary, which they fear is reopening old wounds and fostering a "blame game." The anniversary serves as a reminder of her struggles with mental health and the circumstances that led to her untimely death.