Friend of
Love Island presenter says the way people speak to each other on the internet is ‘not OK’
Online abuse is still rife, two years after presenter Caroline Flack’s death, her friend and fellow broadcaster Laura Whitmore has said.
Speaking to the Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent on the Comfort Eating podcast, Whitmore said not much had changed since Flack took her own life in February 2020. The presenter died following her arrest on charges of assaulting her boyfriend, Lewis Burton, which led to intense public and media scrutiny.
In the
UK and
Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org.