OK! REMEMBERS THOSE WE LOST IN 2020

FROM CAROLINE FLACK TO CHADWICK BOSEMAN HERE WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CELEBS WHO PASSED AWAY THIS YEAR

- LISA MARKS

In a year dominated by heartbreaking news, the showbiz world lost a host of its most celebrated stars. Some were tragically young, others had lived a full, rewarding life – but all those who died left behind a legacy that will ensure they’re never forgotten.

The year ended on a particularly sad note with the loss of Dame Barbara Windsor, who passed away on 10 December, aged 83, after battling dementia. But prior to that, 2020 was filled with tragic tales of celebrity death – the most shocking of all being that of Caroline Flack, the host of Love Island, who died by suicide in February, aged 40.

The Enfield-born presenter had an infectious giggle and radiated a warmth that viewers loved. It was her instinctive empathy that she showed towards the Love Island contestants that made her perfect for the job. She said of the show in 2017, “It doesn’t matter who you are, what you do, where you’re from, how old you are, it doesn’t matter how much experience you’ve got in life, how educated you are – emotions are all the same.”