Phillip Schofield breaks down as he opens Dancing On Ice with emotional tribute to Caroline Flack


‘Our hearts go out to her family and friends’: Phillip Schofield breaks down as he opens Dancing On Ice with emotional tribute to Caroline Flack

ITV presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby paid tribute to friend and former colleague Caroline Flack on Sunday evening as they opened the latest instalment of Dancing On Ice. 

In an emotional opening preamble, a visibly devastated Schofield choked back tears while remembering Caroline, whose tragic death at the age of 40 was confirmed on Saturday. 

He began: ‘We’d like to begin tonight’s show by taking a moment to remember Caroline Flack in light of yesterday’s awful news. We wanted to say that our hearts go out to her family and friends.’ 

Tribute: ITV presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby paid tribute to friend and former colleague Caroline Flack on Sunday evening as they opened the latest instalment of Dancing On Ice

Tribute: ITV presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby paid tribute to friend and former colleague Caroline Flack on Sunday evening as they opened the latest instalment of Dancing On Ice

Taking over from her co-host, Holly referred to one of Caroline’s recent Instagram posts, adding: ‘Many of us on the show knew Caroline as a friend and we’ll all miss her enormously. 

As Caroline recently posted, In a world where you can be anything, be kind.’