TV presenter Caroline Flack appears tearful in newly released footage filmed just days before her death, revealing the pain she endured following her arrest and public humiliation.

In the video — now featured in the Disney+ documentary Caroline Flack: Search For The Truth — the former Love Island host spoke candidly about losing her career and being vilified by the media. “I’m doing this because I want to remember what I went through and what my family went through, what my boyfriend went through, what his family went through,” she said, visibly emotional. “It’s three days after I’ve been arrested for having a fight with my boyfriend. I was put in a cell. I was promised anonymity, that it wouldn’t go further. Five minutes after I left the station, everything went to the press. Since then, I lost my job. I’m living in a hotel. I’m receiving so much abuse.”

At one point, Caroline broke down, saying: “It was a fight. I’ve never hurt anyone in my life — the only person I ever hurt is myself.”

Text messages shown during the two-part series reveal her distress: “I’m having a big panic attack. I think I’m going to prison,” one read. Another said: “I literally cannot be papped — it’s ruining my life.”

The documentary follows her mother, Christine Flack, as she re-examines the events leading to her daughter’s 2020 suicide at age 40. Christine says Caroline battled long-term mental health issues and hated being “labelled” when doctors diagnosed her with bipolar disorder. “She didn’t want to be told that. She hated having this mental health problem, and it was always hushed up,” she said.

Caroline’s friend Mollie Grosberg added that the TV star lost all hope once her boyfriend, Lewis Burton, called the police. “The minute he did, she thought, ‘My career’s over. My boyfriend’s gone. I might as well be dead.’”

Her former agent, Louisa Booth, revealed that a psychiatric report declaring Caroline unfit to face trial was ignored by prosecutors. “We were shocked it was dismissed,” Booth said.

Following the tragedy, Christine Flack rejected a police apology for mishandling records and appealed for accountability. Meanwhile, both the Metropolitan Police and CPS maintained that their actions followed legal guidelines but acknowledged the devastating impact on the family.

The documentary paints an intimate yet painful portrait of a woman crushed by scrutiny, stigma, and silence — one who, even in her final days, tried to tell her own story.