RTE star Eoghan McDermott said he never stops thinking of tragic Love Island host Caroline Flack.
The showbiz world was rocked in February when she was found dead at her London flat aged just 40.
Eoghan, who narrates the Australian version of the show, said while he missed out filming due to the pandemic, everyone needed the break from the reality series after Caroline’s death and the extra winter series.
He told the Irish Mirror: “I was going to do another series, and I was going to be in Fiji again, and then there was talk of it happening on the Gold Coast in Australia and then they just kicked it to the curb.
“Fingers crossed [it will be back] but I probably think it’s not a bad thing it took a break you know. I think the franchise needed a break.
“Certainly in the UK, absolutely.
“It hasn’t been on long enough in Australia, but the Caroline thing, she still pops into my head all the time. I randomly sometimes go on and scroll on her Instagram and remember, and I still find the whole thing just really sad.
“So I think for that, and the fact I think it was a little bit saturated.”
The 2fm presenter added he feels the UK’s first winter edition, which took place in January with his pal and fellow Irish presenter Laura Whitmore at the helm, was a mistake.
He said: “I don’t think they should have done the winter series, I think it was a bad idea.
“So I think it was good it went away before people kind of got sick of it, you know.”
Eoghan, who helped raise over €119,000 with co-presenter Doireann Garrihy for St Vincent De Paul with their 2fm Christmas sleep out last week, said people are starting to become more aware of their words but maintains a thick skin to endure the rougher sides of the industry.
Asked if he feels the world has become a little kinder after the star’s death sparked the ‘Be Kind’ movement, he said: “Yeah is the answer.
“The internet is never going to be lovely, but I think more and more people are aware of the power of their words.
“It’s that kind of thing, any unregulated space will bring out the worst in people and anonymity brings out the worst in people.
“It’s the facelessness of it. So the internet is never going to be gorgeous but I think people are maybe a bit more aware.
He added: “I think everybody in this game has to have thick skin.
“All we did was sleep on the ground and we are getting loads of things said about us.
“The act was relatively easy enough and it doesn’t mean anything without thousands of people deciding to actually get involved and donate, otherwise it’s just noise.”
