Caroline Flack, ex-Love Island host, has been found dead in her London flat, her family have confirmed.
A lawyer for the family said the star had taken her own life.
She stood down from the dating show after she was charged with assaulting her partner in December and was due to stand trial next month.
As well as presenting Love Island she had co-hosted The X Factor and won Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.
The family said in a statement: “We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today, the 15th of February.
“We would ask that the press respect the privacy of the family at this difficult time and we would ask they make no attempt to contact us and/or photograph us.”
Lawyer for Caroline Flack's family says 40-year-old tv presenter has been found dead in her flat in east London having taken her own life
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) February 15, 2020
Davina McCall was among those paying tribute, tweeting: “I don’t even know what to say. But my heart goes out to her friends and family x I might be a bit quiet tonight on social media .. just doesn’t seem right .”
Former Love Island contestant Amber Davies, who won the series in 2017, tweeted: “My heart is actually broken.”
It must be heartbreaking for the family & friends of Caroline Flack to read tributes from some of those who hounded her.
Our ‘cancel’ culture is brutal.
We all have demons and flaws but we dehumanise each other & are then surprised when it all becomes too much for some. pic.twitter.com/eEbqttG1Mn
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) February 15, 2020
This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield paid tribute with a post on Instagram.
He wrote: “You poor darling girl my heart is breaking #BeKind”.
