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Caroline Flacks friend Olly Murs thanks girlfriend Amelia Tank for being a shoulder to cry on after pals death

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OLLY Murs has thanked his girlfriend for being a “shoulder to cry on” this past week.

The pop star had been on holiday with Amelia Tank and her family when it was announced his good friend Caroline Flack had died.

Olly Murs praised his girlfriend for helping him over the past week

On Friday, he took to Instagram to praise Amelia, writing: “When I needed a cry you gave me a shoulder, when I needed space you let me have it and when I needed a kiss you said only on this F**king swing.

“But literally thanks for the last few days, hope I didnt ruin the last week of your awesome family holiday darlin’.”

Olly and Caroline had been friends for years, hosting The X Factor and spin-off show The Xtra Factor together.

He also took to Instagram on Friday morning to share a heartbreaking message about her death.

Olly Murs shared this image on his Instagram

Olly Murs shared this image on his Instagram

Simon Cowell asked Caroline to host The X Factor alongside Olly in 2015

“Behind the clouds the sun is still shining,” he simply wrote alongside a picture of him lying on a beach as rays of light broke through a cloudy sky.

Caroline and Olly hosted The Xtra Factor in 2011 and 2012, and their friendship and witty repertoire saw them become a hit with viewers.

After her success on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, Simon Cowell asked Caroline to host The X Factor alongside Olly in 2015.

They only hosted for one series – Olly was only signed for a one-year contract – but later admitted that they hadnt seen each other in a while.

Caroline and Olly hosted The Xtra Factor together in 2011 and 2012

The pair's friendship and witty repertoire saw them become a hit with viewers

The pair’s friendship and witty repertoire saw them become a hit with viewers

Caroline died on 15 February by suicide.

In the days after her death, Olly shared memories of his friend, writing: “My heart is forever broken.. Ive lost something today that Ill never ever get back.. and thats you.”

She was due to face trial in early March for common assault after an alleged attack in December on boyfriend Lewis Burton.

The 40-year-old maintained her innocence, and Lewis refused to cooperate with the prosecution, however the CPS continued with the case.

Caroline was due to face trial in early March for common assault after an alleged attack in December on boyfriend Lewis Burton

Lewis and Caroline began dating in early 2019

On Wednesday, her family shared an unpublished Instagram post written by the star, in which she revealed she felt that the walls she had built around herself had collapsed.

Caroline, who was described as vulnerable by her management, stepped down from presenting the current winter series of Love Island after she was charged with assaulting Lewis, 27, at her flat.

Her bail conditions banned her from having contact with her boyfriend ahead of a trial next month.

In the post, she denied assaulting Burton, saying it was an accident and that she had “always taken responsibility for what happened that night”.

Caroline, who was described as ‘vulnerable’ by her management, stepped down from presenting the current winter series of Love Island

But the truth is It was an accident,” she shared.

She had written that she had been having some sort of emotional breakdown for a very long time, adding: But I am not a domestic abuser.

We had an argument and an accident happened. An accident.

The Metropolitan Police has now referred itself to the police watchdog following her death; it is standard practice for a referral to be made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct when a person dies or is seriously injured after recent contact with police, the force said.

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