Caroline Flack is reported to have told close friends she had “effectively been sacked” from Love Island.
The former host stood down from her role on the hit show late last year after she was charged with assaulting her lover Lewis Burton.
ITV producers said at the time the door was always open for her to return, but the star is alleged to have told pals she felt “cast out”
A source told the Sun: “She went from hosting one of the most popular shows on TV to being effectively cast out. It was crushing.
‘Whatever she said publicly, she told those close to her that she had in effect been sacked. She hadn’t been found guilty of anything and didn’t deserve to have her career ripped from her the way that she felt it had been.”
After her arrest, and prior to her court hearing on 23 December, Flack, 40, released a statement on her Instagram explaining she would not be taking part in the winter series.
Caroline Flack stepped down from her Love Island hosting duties following her assault charge (Image: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shuttersto)
Despite the claims, just last month commissioning editor Amanda Stavri said: “We are in constant contact and the door is open.”
Star Online has contacted ITV for comment.
Tragic Caroline was found dead at her new flat in East London on Saturday after taking her own life.
The TV star is thought to have been found by a friend who had been staying with her but popped out to the shops.
It has been claimed the TV presenter felt ‘cast out’ by ITV (Image: ITV)
Flack, 40, stepped down from presenting the current Love Island show after she was alleged to have assaulted Lewis Burton 27, at her then flat in Islington, north London, in December.
She entered a not guilty plea to the assault charge at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court and she was released on bail, with conditions that stopped her having any contact with Burton ahead of a trial in March.
Last December, Caroline was involved in an alleged incident with Lewis at her Islington flat. Police were called following complaints of a “domestic disturbance”.
In a statement released on Saturday night her management company criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for pressing ahead with what it called her “show trial” even after her boyfriend said he did not support it.
Caroline Flack took her own life, her family confirmed (Image: Unknown)
Francis Ridley of Money Talent Management, said: “In recent months Caroline had been under huge pressure because of an ongoing case and potential trial which has been well reported.
“The Crown Prosecution Service pursued this when they knew not only how very vulnerable Caroline was but also that the alleged victim did not support the prosecution and had disputed the CPS version of events.
“The CPS should look at themselves today and how they pursued a show trial that was not only without merit but not in the public interest. And ultimately resulted in significant distress to Caroline.”
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
