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Caroline Flack's best friend pays tribute to late star on World Mental Health Day

‘It’s cool to be kind,' writes Lou Teasdale

Olivia Petter
Sunday 11 October 2020 10:20 BST
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One of Caroline Flack’s closest friends has shared a tribute to the late TV presenter on Instagram to mark World Mental Health Day.

On Saturday, fashion stylist Lou Tesadale shared a black and white photograph of herself with Flack while the two were on holiday in Jamaica.

Tesadale captioned the image: “It’s cool to be kind”.

The stylist, who used to work with One Direction, added the hashtag: “#worldmentalhealthday” to her caption.

Teasdale’s post has garnered more than 42,000 likes and comments from friends and fellow celebrities.

The singer Pixie Lott left a series of heart emojis underneath the image while the chef Gizzi Erskine did the same. 

Former Love Island host Flack died by suicide in February after she knew she “was being prosecuted for certainty” when the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) charged her with assault.

In August, Teasdale appeared alongside another one of Flack’s friends,  Mollie Grosberg, at the inquest into her death.

Teasdale’s post comes after Strictly Come Dancing paid tribute to Flack with a seven-minute clip on Saturday night’s programme.

Flack won the dancing competition show in 2014 with her dance partner Pasha Kovalev.

The moving segment prompted commentary on social media as many Twitter users paid homage to the late TV presenter.

“My heart just broke again,” wrote one person.

“Sat crying my eyes out at the #Strictly tribute for Caroline Flack,” added another.

You can contact the Samaritans helpline by calling 116 123. The helpline is free and open 24 hours a day every day of the year.

You can also contact Samaritans by emailing jo@samaritans.org. The average response time is 24 hours.

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