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James Brinsford

Caroline Flack's sister pays sweet tribute to Love Island star at Flackstock Festival

Caroline Flack's sister Jody has paid sweet tribute to the former Love Island host in opening a festival in her honour.

The much-loved TV presenter took her own life in 2020, aged just 40, and Jody told the crowd at the Flackstock Festival that everyone performing today was a friend of Caroline's.

Flackstock has been curated by Caroline's mother Christine as well as her sister Jody, close friends Dawn O'Porter, Natalie Pinkham, Anna Blue, Sarah Tyekiff and Leigh and Jill Francis.

The festival celebrates her life with acts from the worlds of comedy, dance and music - who are raising funds for charities Mind, Samaritans, Choose Love and the Charlie Waller Trust.

Caroline Flack and sister Jody (Phil Lewis/WENN.com)

Opening the event, Jody told the crowd that it would be an ideal day "full of dancing".

Speaking at the festival, Jody said: "This is who she was, this is what she liked, we are sort of encapsulating her today.

"We have tried to do that from the very beginning, our motto was 'What would Caroline do' the whole way through.

"Today is definitely a good day, there is a lot of bad ones there have been but today is a good one."

Jody added that there would "hopefully" be another Flackstock in the future.

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Louise Redknapp, Olly Murs, Dermot O'Leary, Rylan Clark-Neal and Fleur East among those appearing at Englefield House, near Pangbourne.

Singer Pixie Lott dedicated Use Somebody by Kings of Leon the late TV presenter, telling the crowd: "We are all here for the amazing Caroline Flack, I love you so much Cazza."

TV presenter Rylan Clark also took to the stage, telling the crowd: "I tell you what if she was here she wouldn't remember any of it, you know what she was like. This is unreal."

Dawn O’Porter helped organise Flackstock festival in memory of Caroline Flack (PA)
Leigh Francis aka Keith Lemon attends Flackstock Festival (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

It was also announced that Sky were recording the festival for a documentary broadcasting in August.

The Samaritans is available 24/7 if you need to talk. You can contact them for free by calling 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org or head to the website to find your nearest branch. You matter.

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