Caroline Flack and Lewis Burton unfollow each other on Instagram hours before court appearance

Caroline Flack and Lewis Burton have unfollowed each other on Instagram .

They no longer follow each other, just hours before appearance over her charge with assault by beating.

It is not known why the couple have chosen to unfollow each other in the wake of the court case.

The former Love Island host has been banned from contacting her boyfriend since her arrest and bail ahead of her appearance at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Flack, 40, was charged after she and her tennis star boyfriend, 27, reportedly got into a row which led to her arrest at her London home.

Caroline Flack and Lewis Burton unfollow each other on Instagram hours before court appearance (GC Images)

But Lewis appeared to be showing public support for his girlfriend on social media.

The tennis star has been drip feeding his Instagram account with a montage of snaps from their time together over the weekend ahead of the court appearance.

Lewis hit out on social media after Caroline's ex Andrew Brady reportedly reached out to offer him support in the wake of his girlfriend's arrest.

They no longer follow each other, just hours before Flack arrived for a court appearance over her charge with assault by beating (GC Images)

Andrew had also shared a copy of his non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on Instagram with the hashtag abuse has no gender.

Lewis and Caroline have been dating since the summer months in August when they struck up a romance after she flew home from hosting Love Island in Mallorca.

Just hours before her court appearance, Caroline confessed it was the "worst time" of her life and she didn't know who she could trust anymore.

Flack, 40, was charged after she and her tennis star boyfriend, 27, reportedly got into a row which led to her arrest at her London home (GC Images)

"This is the worst time of my life. I don't know where to go to. Where to look. Who to trust. Or who I even am."

Caroline stepped down from her hosting duties on the first ever Winter Love Island set on the shores of Cape Town, in South Africa.

TV presenter Laura Whitmore, who is dating Love Island voiceover Iain Stirling, has stepped up to replace her on the series.

Lewis appeared to be showing public support for his girlfriend on social media (instagram)

Caroline graciously wished Laura good luck on social media and ITV bosses have said they have left the door open for her to return to the summer series.

It is not yet known whether Caroline will make a comeback to Love Island.

Winter Love Island will air on January 12 with TV bosses claiming the delay in the initial start date had nothing to do with Caroline's arrest.