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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Anna Moore

‘No one can do anything worse to me now’: Caroline Flack’s mother on the tragic, preventable death of her daughter

Christine Flack portrait
Christine Flack … ‘To Caroline, it felt like there was no way out.’ Photograph: Amit Lennon/The Guardian

When Christine Flack was invited by Disney to make a documentary about her daughter Caroline, one that would focus on the last few months before her suicide in 2020, of course she had to think hard. Why put Caroline back under the spotlight, expose her to more scrutiny, when tabloids and talkshows and social media had long since moved on?

“I knew there could be as many bad outcomes as good outcomes,” says Christine. “Certain things will be picked up and stories might come out, including ones that aren’t true. But I’d been trying for four years to understand what happened and I still had so many questions. I’d come to a brick wall so I went ahead.” She pauses for a moment before adding: “And whatever happens next, I always say that no one can do anything worse to me now. Nothing worse can happen than Caroline dying.”

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