Caroline was frightened the public would find out she was vulnerable, reveals mum
CAROLINE Flack’s mum has revealed that she tried to get the tragic TV star to open up about her “dark feelings”.
Christine Flack spoke in an ITV interview eight months after Caroline’s suicide at the age of 40, in a bid to encourage others who are struggling.
She told reporter Rob Setchell her daughter was scared the public would discover she was vulnerable.
Christine said: “We tried to talk to her and say you’ve got this fabulous career and you’ve got a nice home.
“But actually, that doesn’t matter, because that isn’t how they feel. I think when someone is in that place, what we say isn’t being heard. She was always frightened that the public would find out that she was vulnerable and she had these dark feelings.”
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Christine added: “I used to sit with Caroline and watch television, and I would say, ‘ Oh, I don’t like them.’ And she’d say: ‘ Mum, you don’t even know them.’ It made me stop and think, no, I don’t. We judge people and we don’t know what they’re going through.”
Christine’s interview with ITV Anglia was in aid of the mental health charity Young Minds, and has already raised £ 1,600. She wore a T- shirt bearing an image of Caroline and the phrase “Be Kind” inspired by her Instagram quote: “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” The T- shirts have raised more than £ 200,000 for the Samaritans.
● ● Struggling? Call the Samaritans for free on 116 123. To donate to Young Minds see youngminds. org. uk/ donate/