Caroline Flack flies to LA hideaway to clear her head before assault trial next year

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TROUBLED telly star CAROLINE FLACK has flown to Los Angeles to clear her head after appearing in court on Monday charged with common assault against boyfriend LEWIS BURTON.

Landing in the States today, the former Love Island host plans to see in the New Year with long hikes and a period of reflection before she is due back in court in March.

The former Love Island host ‘feels trapped in the UK’ as she can’t communicate with her boyfriend, Lewis Burton

A source said: Caroline feels trapped in the UK. She cant see or communicate with Lewis but she also doesnt want to return to her flat because her every move is documented by photographers.”

Caroline isnt someone who can sit around twiddling her thumbs until March. Shes driving herself mad, as she likes to be busy. So after spending the festive period with family and friends, shes jetted to LA.”

“Whenever shes hit hard times, shes always found herself again in the mountains, away from the limelight. She wants to feel the sunshine on her skin, do long hikes and clear her head.

Her pal LAURA WHITMORE will now host the first series of Winter Love Island, which Caroline was lined up to present. Caroline has been trying to sell her North London pad for more than a year.

Lewis Burton, outside court, said he never wanted to press charges against Caroline and has said she did not hit him with a lamp

It is where the alleged attack on Lewis in the early hours of December 12 took place. In court, Caroline denied the prosecutions claim she hit Lewis with a lamp.

My source added: Caroline and Lewis simply had a lovers tiff. Lewis has been a tower of strength with his public support.

“Hes been very vocal in saying Caroline did not hit him with a lamp; that he never wanted and does not want to press charges.”

Plus, he asked for Carolines bail conditions to be lifted. She now wants to be in a place where she can be happy, free and completely switch off.

Caroline Flack appeared in court on Monday and was charged with common assault

“Caroline has always lived a rollercoaster of a life. Shes had a varied TV career until she won Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.”

While she only survived one series hosting The X Factor with Olly Murs in 2015, she bounced back as the host of Love Island.

The chips are down right now but shell come back to the UK in a month or so stronger than ever.

Her first show with Channel 4 is currently in limbo. In The Surjury, a panel decides whether guests should have cosmetic surgery. The source said: It has yet to be signed off by execs due to the sensitive nature of the show. Its nothing to do with Caroline.

Noel is off the leash

NOEL Gallagher will set brother Liam’s tail wagging in glee with another excuse for a Twitter ribbing after sounding barking-mad in his latest interview.

The rocker was quizzed in an online chat with pal Matt Morgan about which cartoon character he would have sex with.

Noel Gallagher was quizzed online about which cartoon character he would have sex with

He also described a sex act with a dog as the kinkiest thing he had ever done…

And his response makes me relieved Noels pet is a cat.

The OASIS legend answered, Dick Dastardly, referring to the villainous Hanna-Barbera character from Wacky Races.

When Matt then asked Noel about the kinkiest thing he had ever done, he described a sex act with a dog in an apparent reference to Dick Dastardlys pooch sidekick Muttley, both inset above.

The exchange which we darent repeat here left me lost for words. So its over to you, Liam…

Robbie Banks

WHILE most of us loosen our waistband over the festive season, ROBBIE WILLIAMS might need to tighten his purse strings after turnover from his main company Youre Not Famous halved last year.

Its all relative, though.

Robbie William’s You’re Not Famous Tour’s turnover halved as it tipped to 31.5million

Turnover for Youre Not Famous dipped from 61million to 31.5million.

But Rob, who rounded off 2019 by releasing festive album The Christmas Present, still paid himself more than 19million in members remuneration.

Meanwhile, rapper STORMZYs three companies Stormzy Ltd, Hashtag Merky Touring and Hashtag Merky Music brought in a combined 1.7million.

Enough for a few bottles of New Years fizz.

Stormzy’s companies brought in a combined revenue of 1.7 million during the festive period, enough for a good New Year’s Eve party

Lowe us a kiss

AS we get ready to kiss goodbye to 2019, DAISY LOWE shows shes a cracker in the pins department in polka dot tights as she stands under a sprig of mistletoe.

Theres only one lucky fella who will get to enjoy a smooch from the model when the bells toll at midnight on New Years Eve her singer boyfriend JACK PENATE.

Daisy Lowe posing under a mistletoe in polka dot tights and a red number while kissing goodbye to this year

So smitten is Daisy, on the day of his new albums release, she posted a snap on Instagram of her hands covering her bare boobs and the album cover painted on two of her fingernails.

What a stocking filler.

Maura looks pretty in pink

LOVE Islanders tend to find their TV ambitions disappearing down the toilet sooner rather than later.

But having signed up to the upcoming Dancing On Ice, MAURA HIGGINS has extended her run in the spotlight for a little while longer.

Maura Higgins looks amazing in pink but needs to work on locations for her social media snaps, posing in the toilet isn’t so amazing

She needs to work on the locations for her snaps on social media, though.

Maura, who is dating fellow Islander CURTIS PRITCHARD, looked more flushed than fuchsia as she posed in this mini dress…in a public loo, of all places.

At least she avoided the dreaded paper-stuck-to-shoe look.

Light lunch

GARY LIGHTBODY treated his mum and two relatives to a sober Boxing Day pub lunch after losing his dad Jack to dementia days earlier.

The SNOW PATROL frontman quit alcohol three years ago, fearing excessive boozing could increase his chances of developing the cruel brain disorder.

Gary Lightbody lost his dad to dementia just before Christmas and went booze-free on Boxing Day as he just quit drinking three years ago

He stuck to soft drinks with his fish and chips followed by sticky toffee pudding.

A fellow diner at The Old Inn in Crawfordsburn, Co Down, told me: Gary spoke about where his bandmates were for Christmas but didnt discuss his dad.

He was joking around with his niece, who was asking him about music and discussing how she dislikes Apple and their headphones.

Gary swapped alcohol for memory exercises after struggling to remember lyrics to his songs.