To ask if you've ever felt like this about a celebrity's death

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I didn't know Caroline and she didn't know me, but I can't shake this feeling of sadness about her death. It's really stopped me in my tracks.

To know that someone else felt like life wasn't worth living is just the most horrendous and awful thing to me. I do believe she would have made it through the court case the other side. I'm wondering what she was thinking during her final moments.

I feel so saddened.

Has anyone else ever felt like this about a celebrity when they've passed? If so, who? It probably sounds really pathetic as I didn't know her, but I can't stop thinking about it

Haven’t read all the comment but read a lot and shocked I didn’t see Whitney !!! Then her daughter Bobbie 😢 that really hit me and still does when I hear her sing.

I also think the thought of court coming up could have been the reason for Caroline. Court is so awful and takes over your whole life, every thought, I hope she is at peace now 😕 r.i.p Caroline x

A lot of the deaths of people mentioned are due to drugs , drink, medication abuse, and a few to cancer or heart problems . This as reported was suicide , which is somehow more shocking .
I'm sorry to hear that it has affected some of you and perhaps it brings home that young , vibrant , full of life people can go to dark places with depression .
Personally , I believe yet again , the media needs to look at itself and wonder if it's been instrumental in another loss of life . Fame isn't all its cracked up to be.

I remember my DD being distraught by Lil Peep and Juice WRLD. I’ve been upset by celebrity deaths before (think Prince and Bowie) but I’ve never been the way she was about anyone, not even family.

Definitely Robin Williams. He was a childhood hero of mine. You grow up thinking people like him are invincible. Shed a tear or two hearing of his death.

Carrie Fisher for me. And then her mother Debbie Reynolds shortly after. That was so sad. Carrie always seemed so full of life amd was hilarious in interviews. Her co stars all talk about her so fondly.

Rik Mayall. I was so in love with him growing up and met him a few times.

I am still and probably always will be absolutely devastated

It's really affected me. One of those times that I remember vividly where I was when I found out, what I was doing, and what I did afterwards. The world isn't the same.

I spent the whole of last Friday in a mope because Freddie Mercury is dead. I do that about once every couple of years. I was only a toddler when he died.

Peaches Geldof hit me because she was a similar age to me and I also had children around the same age at the time. I had no idea she was struggling with addiction, I followed her on Instagram at the time and loved seeing her DS’s growing up. It was heartbreaking and I can’t believe it was almost six years ago. I sometimes still wonder how her son’s are.

Kobe Bryant is a self admitted rapist and i will remind people of that anywhere there’s fawning over him.

Back to topic. Sorry.

River Phoenix got me. I was 17 too and it was so unexpected, no internet so no blind gossip, no rumours of any issues, this young “clean living” vegetarian with an incredible talent and suddenly he’s gone, on a pavement of an overdose. He made bad choices but so many do and survive, it still seems bitterly unfair. He had such an unusual childhood too.

Lately, Luke Perry. Too young for what happened and never seemed to have done anyone a bad turn. It’s the complete shock. You don’t know these people but they are part of your life; and it’s a shocking reminder of how fragile we all are.

I was really upset when Freddie Mercury died. I was only a child but loved him so much. I've watched Bohemoan Rhapsody twice and I love it but was really depressed the next day both times.

Heath Ledger

Just knocked me, obviously I didn't know him but it just felt so sad. Young new dad at the height of his career

I feel that the worst part of Caroline Flack's death is because she seems to have been driven to it by the media. She was clearly fragile

This is why she should have been sectioned to protect her AND her partner. She was clearly very unstable and a risk to herself and others. She should've been kept well away from any media - OBVIOUSLY they were going to hound her, as well as the public.

I hope if something similar happens this is what will happen in future.

Chester Bennington.

Dale Winston for me

I feel very sad about Caroline. She was my age, also born in 79 and I always thought she looked so great and so full of life and fun. (in a large contrast to myself but inspiring to me). It's hard to believe that all that energy can just disappear.

As a previous poster brought it up. I am not condoning any violence but whatever went on that night she has paid the ultimate price. I think she could have got through this and gone on to live a good life as many other celebs have done following their own scandals.

I can't imagine what it must be like as a celebrity to have something shit going on in your life but have no anonymity - even if you pop to Tesco you would feel like people know your business and are judging you. That must be very tough.

Victoria wood for me. Couldn't believe it . Still can't!

I was just coming on to say that too!

I think I must live under a rock because, although I knew Caroline Flack's story from hearing on the radio news that she had been charged and wouldn't be on this series of Love Island, I literally haven't seen any of this press reporting about her since. I don't read the Scum or click on any links to it, nor do I really follow many celebs on twitter. I was really surprised to hear about this death by media angle. My news is all tailored to tell me political stories rather than celeb stories.

I do not want anyone to get to the point of feeling so desperate and I absolutely do not think she deserved to die. However, I can understand why she did it. If you watch that Kathy Burke interview, you can see how her work was her life. She'd lost that and probably wondered if she would ever be able to get it back after the court case. To her, she probably felt as if her life as she knew it was already over.

Freddie Mercury. I cried. Also Princess Diana.

I didn't know her, didn't see anything she presented, but I'm still sad because we have empathy. She was 40. She made a mistake but she died alone in pain. Having tried to take my own life twice a year ago I understand that pain, so it's knocked me too. Extremely sad for her and her friends/family.

Victoria Wood, Alan Rickman and David Bowie. I had seen them all on stage and grown up with them.

I suddenly realised I am getting older (I’m 50 now)

I don't get it. If the roles were reversed and a man had battered his wife with a lamp and then killed himself, I can't see everyone being so saddened by it.

Anthony Bourdain he's the one I cried about and still feel sad to this day...I enjoyed his shows so much

The only celebrities I mourn are those who actually have some achievement to show which has brought some pleasure or use into my life. People like Victoria Wood, Alan Rickman, David Bowie. What did this woman actually achieve off her own back? I've never heard of her but she's sure generated a lot of publicity.

snap Chaz's! I hadn't seen that, refresh fail or something.