
Caroline Flack was remembered at a competition named after her and that includes a lot of her well-known mates on Monday.
Stars together with Olly Murs, Natalie Imbruglia, Strictly’s Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec, Fleur East, Louise Redknapp and Joel Dommett carried out on the inaugural Flackstock competition, held at Englefield Home in Berkshire.
The occasion was created as a method of honouring the previous Love Island presenter, who took her personal life in February 2020 on the age of 40.
Opening Flackstock, Caroline’s sister Jody advised the group that everybody performing was a good friend of Caroline’s, saying it was a really perfect day “stuffed with dancing”.

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She advised the PA information company: “That is who she was, that is what she appreciated, we’re form of encapsulating her right now.
“We have now tried to do this from the very starting, our motto was ‘What would Caroline do?’ the entire method by means of.
“As we speak is unquestionably a very good day, there may be loads of unhealthy ones there have been however right now is an efficient one.”
Jody added that there would “hopefully” be one other Flackstock sooner or later.

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The competition – which helped increase funds for charities Thoughts, Samaritans, Select Love and the Charlie Waller Belief – was the mind baby of Caroline’s mates, with the committee comprising Daybreak O’Porter, Natalie Pinkham, Anna Blue, Sarah Tyekiff and Leigh and Jill Francis, in addition to her sister Jody and mum Christine.
Daybreak advised the PA information company: “She was such a cherished TV persona and I feel her loss of life affected so many individuals, I feel it reminded those who what you see isn’t essentially what you get.
“I feel everybody assumed that Caroline was extraordinarily okay when she wasn’t and I feel lots of people have taken quite a bit from that.
“She cherished festivals greater than something on the earth so we thought she ought to simply get her certainly one of her personal.”

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Natalie Pinkham added: “I dreamt about Caroline quite a bit after she died and this concept happened bringing family and friends collectively a bit like a memorial service but in addition that raises some huge cash and consciousness for psychological well being causes.
“It has been a very constructive, superb course of. Everybody we requested mentioned sure and that’s testomony to her persona and the way constructive Caroline was but in addition how a lot folks need to counter all of the negativity. It’s been nice.”
Different attendees included Professor Inexperienced, Dermot O’Leary, Kirsty Gallacher, Paddy McGuinness, Noel Fielding and June Sarpong.

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Janette Manrara, who grew to become mates with Caroline after she gained Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, described the occasion because the “excellent celebration”.
She mentioned: “Each time we frolicked non-work sensible the very first thing she would do was pop on a tune begin singing, begin dancing, she cherished music, she cherished singing and dancing so I feel right now is an ideal celebration of that a part of her.
“I feel each single person performing right now knew how particular she was and that’s in all probability why the sure’s got here so fast. She cherished being at festivals so what higher solution to rejoice her than having one.”
It was additionally introduced that Sky has recorded the competition for a documentary to air in August.
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