Laura Whitmore has said she will "never be OK" with former Love Island host Caroline Flack's death. Laura replaced Caroline as presenter on the hugely popular ITV2 reality show, weeks before she took her own life aged 40, after Caroline stepped down from the role.
Speaking to Cosmopolitan UK, 34-year-old Laura said: "It'll never be OK and it'll never be right. It did scare me. "She was so strong-willed and feisty and I remember thinking, 'God, I wish I could be as strong as her'.
I felt like if people said things, it wouldn't bother her. But obviously it did because everyone is human. "I don't want to speculate reasons because nobody will ever know. (But) it did frighten me." The Irish presenter took over as Love Island host in December