Singer and TV presenter Olly Murs has opened up about his late friend and former co-star Caroline Flack, revealing that she visits him in his dreams. Flack, who shared the screen with Murs on The Xtra Factor from 2011 to 2012 and The X Factor in 2015, tragically passed away in February 2020 at the age of 40.
Murs, 39, who recently welcomed his first child, shared with the Big Issue: "I would love to talk to Caroline again. She was a huge part of my life and career. Special person, special friend."
"We had an interesting relationship, but it was great. It's mad because people say they visit you in your dreams. Caz does that quite frequently actually."
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"It's lovely when people that pass away do that. Since Caroline passed, I've made those moments. It's the most surreal moment but it's lovely when them days happen. I'd love to see Caz again and chat to her."
Before joining The Xtra Factor as a co-presenter, Murs shot to fame as a contestant on the ITV reality singing show when he auditioned in 2009. He recalled: "When I did The X Factor I came back to Essex to do a gig. I'd been in this club probably three months before."
"There were a couple of girls I had been speaking to that I tried to, you know, you'd see them and think, oh, I'd love to go on a date with her. I'd ask them and they'd go, you're not my cup of tea."
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"That night, I walked in, one of them was front row. She was screaming, looking at me and giving me all this. About two songs in I said, 'Do you know what's really amazing about doing this gig tonight? I can see how shallow some people are now that I'm famous, whereas before you didn't care'."
Earlier in the month, Murs shared the joyous news of his daughter Madison's arrival with his wife Amelia. You can catch more from Murs in this week's edition of The Big Issue, available now.
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