As festive family selfies go, it's nothing out of the ordinary. Beautiful young mother and influencer Lottie Tomlinson and her fiance Lewis Burton, with their cherubic son, Lucky, in her arms, take to Instagram to wish their millions of followers a Happy New Year.
![[It was this relationship, Caroline's mother Christine openly declared on social media, that 'ended her life']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/20/93974721-14272227-image-a-7_1736541706710.jpg)
'Our last one as 3,' writes Lewis, referring to the impending arrival of their second child, a baby girl, who is due within weeks. The post, which was shared by both Lewis and Lottie, prompted thousands of comments from well-wishers showering them with compliments.
![[Caroline had been sacked from her job hosting the dating show Love Island in the lead up to her death on February 15, 2020]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/20/93974735-14272227-image-m-10_1736541802543.jpg)
One person who didn't join in the congratulatory messages was Christine Flack, the mother of television presenter Caroline who took her own life five years ago next month. The much-loved 40-year-old had been in a turbulent relationship with Lewis – a model and former professional tennis player – who was 13 years her junior.
![[Lewis was first spotted with influencer Lottie Tomlinson six months after Caroline's death]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/20/93974727-14272227-image-a-6_1736541698108.jpg)
It was this relationship, Caroline's mother openly declared on social media, that 'ended her life'. Indeed, it was a late-night explosive row between the two in 2019, after Caroline was said to have found text messages from another woman on his phone, that led to her hitting him with a lamp, being charged with assault - and ultimately resulted in her downward mental spiral and suicide on February 15, 2020.
![[The couple, pictured in 2023, have a son called Lucky and are awaiting the arrival of their daughter]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/20/93974719-14272227-The_couple_share_son-a-11_1736541999056.jpg)
Caroline Flack was in a turbulent relationship with Lewis Burton – a model and former professional tennis player – who was 13 years her junior. It was this relationship, Caroline's mother Christine openly declared on social media, that 'ended her life'.
