After Assault Charges, Host of 'Love Island' Steps Down

Host of U.K's dating reality show, Love Island, Caroline Flack has stepped down from her job.

Flack faced charges of assault after an apparent alteration with her partner, tennis player Lewis Burton. Last week, police were called during the occurrence and she was bailed later, alebit she is due to appear in court on Monday.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "I feel the best thing I can do is stand down for series six," said Flack, who was due to fly out to South Africa next month for the first Winter edition of Love Island, which she described as the "best show on telly."

In an Instagram story posted Tuesday, she added that, "There have been a significant number of media reports and allegations into my personal life. While matters were not as have been reported, I am committed to working with the authorities and I can't comment further on these matters until the legal process is over."

Flack has presented Love Island since 2015. The reality dating show, which follows a group of young men and women living together in a Spanish villa in the hope of finding romance, has become a summer ratings smash for British network ITV.