Caroline Flack seen out for first time since assault charge

Caroline Flack has been pictured for the first time since she was charged with assault at her north London home last Friday.

The TV presenter, 40, seemed fairly upbeat as she left the Soho Hotel in London on Monday, with her PR Nathan Charles by her side. 

Caroline reportedly hit her boyfriend Lewis Burton, 27, with a phone after accusing him of flirting with a 60-year-old woman. 

A source claimed that the row was fuelled by a misunderstanding over messages from a woman in Lewis’s tennis coaching class, according to The Sun. 

‘Caroline accused him of sleeping around and found messages on his mobile phone which made her angry and upset,’ the source told The Sun. 

‘They were from one of his tennis clients, a 60-year-old woman, which she misconstrued. Caroline got paranoid.’ 

The source said the message caused Flack to overthink and she was ‘convinced’ Lewis was flirting with another woman.   

They added that a mobile phone hit Lewis during the row and glass was broken on the floor causing minor injuries to the couple. 

Police were seen outside the Love Island presenter’s residence, where she lives with her partner, after reports emerged that a man had been attacked. 

Caroline’s latest outing came moments after Lewis called her ‘loyal and kind’ as he spoke for the first time following the Love Island star’s arrest last week.

Posting on his Instagram Stories shortly before, Lewis wrote that he is ‘tired of the lies and abuse aimed at my girlfriend.’ 

Lewis told his followers: ‘I’m tired of the lies and abuse aimed at my girlfriend. This is not a witch hunt this someone’s life’. 

Lewis also referred to Caroline’s ex fiancé Andrew Brady’s Instagram post over the weekend in which he published his confidentiality agreement, thought to be from when he and Caroline were engaged, with the caption: ‘Abuse has no agenda.’  

MailOnline has revealed Andrew texted Lewis to offer support following Caroline’s arrest, and asked if he had signed an NDA.

Lewis hit back on Instagram though, writing: ‘I have not signed any NDA. Why would I? Caroline is the most lovely girl. Loyal and kind. She doesn’t deserve any of this’. 

Andrew reached out to Lewis by text in the wake of her arrest.

The former Apprentice star, 29, offered his support to Lewis and messaged the model’s phone, saying: ‘I’m sure this is just the tip of the iceberg.’

But Lewis responded to Andrew’s text telling him to ‘stay out of his business’ – just days after Caroline was arrested and charged with assault at her north London home.

A source close to Andrew told MailOnline: ‘Andrew wanted to be there for Lewis.

‘He text him saying if he wanted to chat then he’d be open to talking as he “knows what it’s like”… but he was also keen to quiz Lewis on whether he’d signed a non-disclosure agreement.

‘Lewis replied telling him to stay out of their business and made clear he’d not been asked to sign any documents.’

On Sunday, Andrew uploaded pictures of a confidentiality agreement, thought to be from when he and Caroline were engaged, with the caption: ‘Abuse has no agenda.’

MailOnline can reveal that Andrew was not paid to sign the document and seemed happy enough to do so at the time.   

A source added: ‘Andrew is the only boyfriend of Caroline’s that has been asked to sign an NDA. She wasn’t even fussed about him signing it. 

‘But Caroline was urged to take some precautions by friends and family that felt her romance with the ex-Celebrity Big Brother star was moving too quickly.’ 

Andrew’s post came days after the ITV presenter was charged with assault following a row with her boyfriend in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Further details emerged over the weekend, claiming Caroline accused Lewis of sending flirty messages to a 60-year-old client of his and threw a phone at him.

Eyewitnesses have described ‘total chaos’ outside her home as police arrived to diffuse the situation. 

Louise Silver, 36, told MailOnline: ‘It was total chaos. There were police cars everywhere. At first I thought it might have been a terrorist incident but then I looked out and saw police going into Flack’s home. They brought her out soon after.’ 

Caroline became engaged to Celebrity Big Brother star Andrew last year after less than six months of dating – but they split soon after.

Andrew has since emigrated to Australia and recently branded his former romance with Caroline ‘toxic’ and claimed leaving ‘probably saved his life’.  

After details of her arrest were revealed Andrew tweeted: ‘Sad that I’m not more surprised by the news.’

Caroline’s current boyfriend Lewis posted an old image of the couple together over the weekend, signifying the pair remain united despite their dramatic row. 

An insider told MailOnline: ‘Lewis is very upset and embarrassed about how this situation has blown up.  

‘It was a tiff between a couple that love each other and should never have ended up in the public domain. 

‘He has not – and is not pressing charges. He loves Caroline and wants things to be back to normal as soon as possible.’ 

Caroline has been bailed to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on December 23. 

Love Island bosses have been put under pressure to sack the host, who is due to fly out to South Africa to present the first winter series this January. 

It is unclear if Caroline will be in a position to host the ITV2 show.   

MailOnline contacted representatives for Caroline Flack and Andrew Brady for comment.  

Caroline Flack’s spacious London flat where she was arrested for assault is up for sale for £1.1million

Caroline Flack‘s spacious London flat where she was arrested for assault is up for sale for £1.1million. 

The Love Island presenter’s property, located in Islington, north London, is thought to have been on the market since September. 

The key features of the property, listed on website, describe it as period conversion with double height ceilings and original windows. 

It also boasts a utility area, as well as an open plan kitchen and living area, with a statement pink Smeg fridge taking pride of place. 

She has monochrome tiling in kitchen and an oak-topped breakfast bar with two stools.  

Flack is clearly a fan of pink which adorns various parts of the cosy flat.