Dawn O’Porter and Olly Murs paid tribute to their late friend Caroline Flack on Wednesday, as they marked the five-month anniversary of her tragic death.
On February 15, Love Island Caroline took her own life, age 40, at her new flat in Stoke Newington, London, hours after she was told she would face trial over the alleged assault of boyfriend Lewis Burton last year.
And her famous pals took to Instagram to share some of their favourite memories of the bubbly TV personality, as they uploaded throwback videos and images.
Paying tribute: Dawn O’Porter paid tribute to her late friend Caroline Flack on Wednesday, as they marked the five-month anniversary of her tragic death
Dawn, 41, shared a snap of herself taking command of a microphone at an event while a beaming Caroline sat beside her.
She wrote: ‘Five months. Some days it feels like it happened yesterday. Clinging onto my memories like she clung on to fun. I miss you my love ❤️.’
For his part, Olly, who co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Caroline, shared snaps and video footage from behind the scenes of a shoot they did for Heat magazine.
Behind the scenes: For his part, Olly, who co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Caroline, shared snaps and video footage from behind the scenes of a shoot they did for Heat magazine
The fun-filled snaps showed the pair striking a series of hilarious poses while laughing together as they got into the spirit of their working day.
Olly captioned the images: ‘Been watching old videos of us all day today caz!… 5 months have past already and there is not a day that goes by I don’t think about ya!
‘I found this old photoshoot we did, it was the funniest and the best one! I’ll Never forget it! Even found a video too… your laugh was the best, just wish I could call ya and hear it again!’
Their tributes come days after Louise Redknapp penned a heartfelt tribute to Caroline with a moving throwback snap of the late star.
Emotional: On Sunday, Louise Redknapp penned a heartfelt tribute to Caroline with a moving throwback snap of the late star
The 45-year-old shared the photo to Instagram on Sunday, showing Caroline and Louise smiling playfully toward the camera with pals Keith Lemon and Claire Denby also in the frame.
Former Eternal singer Louise added an emotional caption to the post which simply read: ‘I miss you. Always in my heart.’
Comedian and TV personality Keith uploaded the same photo to his own social media story as he wrote: ‘Last time I saw Flack x’.
In a post the day after news of her February 15 death broke, Louise revealed the pair became good friends after Caroline reached out to her when she was going through a tough time after the end of her 19-year marriage to Jamie Redknapp in 2017.
Throwback: In February, Caroline took her own life, age 40, at her new London flat, hours after she was told she would face trial over the alleged assault of boyfriend Lewis Burton last year
Louise wrote: ‘I’m not quite sure where to start with this it is so heartbreaking.
‘Caroline when things were tough for me and you were going through equally such a tough time you reached out to me and it was so nice to have someone that had been there and been through the same emotions and feelings as me even though different circumstances.
‘I always think it takes a certain soul to be able to reach out to someone who they don’t really know that well and speak from the heart but you did that for me and from that moment a close friendship was founded.
‘I feel so proud that I was someone that you felt you could trust and that you could speak to at any time about anything.
‘I know what really mattered to you was being loved and being cared for and I just wish you could see how loved you were by so many people . You didn’t deserve any of this what has happened.
Louise praised Caroline for giving her the confidence to restart her music career after years out of the industry, and for empowering her during the journey.
She continued: ‘You were the kindest, brightest fun and sincere friend I’ve met in this industry. You turned up to every show I ever did coming back in to the industry you helped me believe I could go back and do something I never thought I could do again.
‘Whether it was a little DJ set, a west-end show or a music gig you were there being the brightest loudest biggest loyalest supporter.
Support:Louise revealed the pair became good friends after Caroline reached out to her when she was going through a split from Jamie Redknapp in 2017
‘We spoke often about the people we wanted to become about being strong women about not letting people hurt us about standing up for what we believe in and supporting each other.
‘And I’m gonna do my best to be that person that you and I spoke about. I’m gonna try and do this for us for all the good things we said and the positive conversations we had you were an absolute star a nugget of gold.
‘I feel really lucky to have had you as a friend, you were the girl that everybody wanted to be friends with and be in your corner on a night out. We would always have so much fun.
‘I know this will be hard for everyone to come to terms with but all I can say is I will try and speak your messages, I will try and live by all the things that we spoke about and I will try to be your voice and best be person I can be for you . Caroline I was so proud to be your friend you were our girl!’
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There for you: Louise praised Caroline for giving her the confidence to restart her music career after years out of the industry, and for empowering her during the journey