Love Island cancelled tonight following Caroline Flack’s death
TONIGHT'S Love Island has been cancelled following former host Caroline Flack's tragic death.
The ITV2 reality show will be back on air tomorrow with a tribute to the 40-year-old star.
Caroline was yesterday found dead in her flat after taking her own life.
Show bosses held crisis talks about Love Island's future today, and now bosses have confirmed that the show won't air at 9pm tonight as scheduled.
However, it will return to our screens as usual tomorrow evening with a tribute to the star.
An ITV spokesperson said in a statement: "Many people at ITV knew Caroline well and held her in great affection. All of us are absolutely devastated at this tragic news.
"After careful consultation between Caroline’s representatives and the Love Island production team and given how close we still are to the news of Caroline’s tragic death we have decided not to broadcast tonight’s Love Island out of respect for Caroline’s family.
"Love Island will return tomorrow night which will include a tribute to Caroline who will be forever in our hearts."
It comes after yesterday's instalment of Unseen Bits was also cancelled, with ITV2 airing a rerun of You've Been Framed instead.
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The popular star's devastated family announced the sad news yesterday evening, saying in a statement: "We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today on the 15th February.
"We would ask that the press both respect the privacy of the family at this difficult time."
Caroline became the face of Love Island in June 2015, with the reality series initially running between 2005 and 2006 with celebrity contestants.
The popular dating show enjoyed huge success over the years, with viewers at home falling in love with the programme.
In 2018, it even won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Reality and Constructed Factual, with stunned Caroline accepting the accolade.
Caroline stepped down as host of Love Island after being charged with assaulting boyfriend Lewis Burton shortly before Christmas, with Laura Whitmore stepping in as her replacement.
She was due in court next month, having always insisted her innocence.
Model Lewis, 27, also denied the prosecution and made a public declaration of his love for the star in a heartfelt Valentine’s Day post on Friday.
Caroline's managers have publicly blasted the CPS after they continued to prosecute the star despite Lewis making clear he did not want them to and there being no serious injury.
In a passionate statement they said that the Crown Prosecution Service knew how "vulnerable" the star was, adding: "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."
Lewis, 27, paid tribute to Caroline earlier today, saying that he is "in so much pain" following her death.
Irish beauty Laura also broke down in tears as she made a passionate plea for people to "be kind" as she addressed her friend's death on her radio show this morning.
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