{"id":288309,"date":"2020-02-16T08:15:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T15:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1123502"},"modified":"2020-02-16T08:15:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T15:15:37","slug":"caroline-flacks-boyfriend-lewis-burton-breaks-his-silence-on-her-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/caroline-flacks-boyfriend-lewis-burton-breaks-his-silence-on-her-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Flack&#8217;s Boyfriend Lewis Burton Breaks His Silence on Her Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"video-int-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"43.135813953488\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"26.773953488372\">\n<p><strong>Caroline Flack<\/strong>&#8216;s boyfriend <strong>Lewis Burton&nbsp;<\/strong>took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8nqjfWBwjA\/?igshid=3liswbinf6z3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> on Sunday to pay tribute to his girlfriend, who was found dead&nbsp;the day before.<\/p>\n<p>Her family&#8217;s lawyer had&nbsp;confirmed that Flack, former host of&nbsp;<em>Love Island<\/em>,&nbsp;took her own life. Her body was found in her east London&nbsp;apartment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My heart is broken,&#8221; Burton wrote, alongside a photo of him and Flack. &#8220;We had something so special. I am so lost for words I am in so much pain I miss you so much I know you felt safe with me you always said I don&#8217;t think about anything else when I am with you and I was not allowed to be there this time I kept asking and asking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will be your voice baby I promise I will ask all the questions you wanted and I will get all the answers nothing will bring you back but I will try make you proud everyday,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I love you with all my heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Caroline&#8217;s death comes only two months after she announced that she was stepping down as host of <em>Love Island<\/em>,&nbsp;in which she started since its&nbsp;debut in 2015, and following her recent arrest for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend with a lamp.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>&nbsp;She pleaded not guilty to her charge&nbsp;and was due to start trial in early March.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"4\">\n<p>A day before Caroline passed away, Burton took to Instagram&nbsp;Stories on Valentine&#8217;s Day to share a heartwarming tribute to his leading lady.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"35.5\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020115\/rs_634x1024-200215154452-634.Caroline-Flack-Lewis-Burton.ct.021520.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Caroline Flack, Lewis Burton\" alt=\"Caroline Flack, Lewis Burton\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Hewitt \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"11\">\n<p>&#8220;Happy valentines,&#8221; he expressed with a heart and kissing emoji, alongside a photo of the two. &#8220;Love you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In light of the host&#8217;s charges,&nbsp;he also&nbsp;defended her over the situation. &#8220;I&#8217;m tired of the lies and abuse aimed at my girlfriend. This is not a witch hunt this is someone&#8217;s life,&#8221; he shared. &#8220;Caroline is the most lovely girl. Loyal and kind. She doesn&#8217;t deserve any of this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-6\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"53.366847826087\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"11.280797101449\">\n<p>Along with Burton, many celebrities and British journalists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1123478\/kelly-osbourne-and-more-stars-pay-tribute-to-host-caroline-flack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have expressed their heartache over Caroline&#8217;s tragic death<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Words are way more powerful than you think&#8230;,&#8221; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kelly_osbourne\">Kelly Osbourne<\/a><\/strong> wrote on Instagram. &#8220;Never forgot [sic] to tell your loved ones that you love them. What a special person @carolineflack was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;She lit up every room because she shined so brightly. To say I&#8217;m saddened by her loss is simply not enough. It was an honor and a privilege to have known you and to call you my friend. I can&#8217;t even believe I&#8217;m writing this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"socialcontent-twitter-7\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-type=\"async\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"45.961267605634\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.6443661971831\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Words are way more powerful than you think&#8230; never forgot to tell your loved ones that you love them. What a special person <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carolineflack1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@carolineflack1<\/a> was. She lit up every room because she shined so brightly. To say I\u2019m\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UMXVAbZwkD\">https:\/\/t.co\/UMXVAbZwkD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelly! (@KellyOsbourne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyOsbourne\/status\/1228752663707365376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-8\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"68\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"26\">\n<p>&#8220;I hope all of you who attacked Caroline Flack even when her partner said he wanted no charges feel some sorrow today,&#8221; <strong>Boy George<\/strong> said. &#8220;This did not need to happen. This is devastating news! And yes, I hope the @cpsuk feel even deeper sorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, <em>Love Island<\/em> stars also shared their condolences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A supportive friend in a time of need. An amazing woman,&#8221; <strong>Amber Gills<\/strong>&nbsp;shared on Instagram. &#8220;I have no words. You will be truly missed. Thinking of Caroline&#8217;s close friends and family. Sending love to EVERYONE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amber Davies<\/strong>&nbsp;wrote, &#8220;My heart is actually broken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ITV2 network, which&nbsp;<em>Love Island<\/em>&nbsp;airs on, also&nbsp;expressed their love to the late host.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody at Love Island and ITV is shocked and saddened by this desperately sad news,&#8221; they wrote on&nbsp;Twitter. &#8220;Caroline was a much loved member of the Love Island team and our sincere thoughts and condolences are with her family and friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-9\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"34\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1123502\/caroline-flack-s-boyfriend-lewis-burton-breaks-his-silence-on-her-death?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caroline Flack&#8216;s boyfriend Lewis Burton&nbsp;took to Instagram on Sunday to pay tribute to his girlfriend, who was found dead&nbsp;the day before. Her family&#8217;s lawyer had&nbsp;confirmed that Flack, former host of&nbsp;Love Island,&nbsp;took her own life. Her body was found in her east London&nbsp;apartment. &#8220;My heart is broken,&#8221; Burton wrote, alongside a photo of him and Flack. 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