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Flack, 40, was found dead Saturday at her home in east London after taking her own life, according to a family lawyer. Flack hosted "Love Island" from its launch in 2015 before stepping down in December after being charged with assaulting her 27-year-old boyfriend, Lewis Burton. The sixth season of "Love Island" is currently airing and ITV said in a statement that it will not broadcast Sunday's edition of the show. On Saturday, the commercial network did not air a package of unseen footage from the previous week.
"Love Island" puts young, attractive contestants in a tropical paradise, where they must pair up or risk being exiled. Critics claim the program places vulnerable young people under intense scrutiny and pressure, which is magnified by blanket coverage of the show by tabloids and TV talk shows. Two former "Love Island" contestants, Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis, died by suicide in 2018 and 2019.
Her death led to a flood of tributes from fellow TV hosts and criticism of her treatment by the media. The Sun tabloid, for example, removed negative online articles about her soon after her death was announced.
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