Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth
The two-part docuseries Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth explores the events leading up to the death by suicide of Caroline Flack, former host of the UK edition of Love Island, at age 40 in 2020. It features interviews with her mother Christine, close friend Mollie Grosberg, longtime agent Louisa Booth, and others.
The Night Before the Court Hearing
In December 2019, Flack was charged with assault following an altercation with her then-boyfriend, tennis player and model Lewis Burton. The documentary reveals new details about the night before her court appearance.
- Mollie Grosberg said Flack “called a couple of people slurring, and I knew then, something was going on.”
- Flack had seen a text from a woman on Burton’s phone.
- While waking him to confront him about the message, Flack hit him with a phone, causing a minor head injury.
- Burton called the police despite Flack asking him not to, according to the docuseries.
- After the police were notified, Flack told Grosberg she found a piece of glass and cut her wrists as she wanted “everything to be over.”
“Called a couple of people slurring, and I knew then, something was going on.” – Mollie Grosberg
“...she found a piece of glass and cut her own wrists because she wanted everything ‘to be over.’” – docuseries
Context and Impact
Flack’s history of mental health struggles is highlighted throughout the series, focusing on the pressure she faced in the days leading to her court hearing and the tragic outcome.
She hosted Love Island from 2015 to 2019, becoming a well-known figure in British television.
Summary
The docuseries sheds light on the emotional and distressing circumstances surrounding Caroline Flack’s final months, revealing the toll of public scrutiny combined with personal challenges.