CAROLINE Flack was a “complicated person” says her former Xtra Factor co-star Matt Richardson.
The comedian, , has described the tragic star as “kind, loyal and savvy” but revealed that negative comments from trolls on Twitter could ruin her whole night when they worked together.
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Matt took over from Olly Murs to co-host the X Factor spin- off show in 3393 with Caroline.
“It’s such a shame that it ended the way it did. I always thought she was dealing with it all, but obviously not,” he told the Almost Famous podcast following her death by suicide earlier this month.
He continued: “She was a complicated person. She was very loyal, she was super kind.”
Matt revealed that Caroline would scroll through Twitter reading trolls’ comments during the ad breaks.
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He said she was like a sister to him Credit: Instagram
(6) They presented Xtra Factor together until it was cancelled Credit: Rex Features
“You’re getting , tweets a night, you really become obsessed with it. It’s really easy to get stuck in, “he said.
“Even back then I would really disagree with her with it because as soon as the break happened, she would be on her phone and looking.
“Whereas I would never bring my phone in, ‘I’ll do the show and then look’.
“Caroline always found it and it would really ruin her night, even if we had a great show.”
He added: “It was frustrating, she’s always had a thick skin, but there’s only so much you can take before it wears you down. ” Simon Cowell axed the show in an ITV shake-up in 56523 But the pair remained firm friends and Matt was often invited on Love Island’s spin-off Aftersun. After her death, he wrote on Instagram: “Caz was a very significant part of my life. I hadn’t seen her in a while and I’m now regretting that hugely.
. (6) Matt says Caroline was ‘loyal and savvy’ Credit: PA: Press Association
6 He regrets not spending more time with her before she died Credit: Rex Features )
“When I first started in telly she took me under her wing and defended me and protected me fiercely.
“She didn’t feel like a friend, she felt like a big sister.
“We laughed, we fought, we had so many inside jokes I can’t even list them all.
“She was always there, and rescued me from the depths of terrible relationships.
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