There was a question of whether Harry Styles would perform or even turn up to the 2020 BRIT Awards following the tragic death of his friend and former girlfriend, Caroline Flack.
The former One Direction member ultimately turned up to the event as planned and used his appearance to pay a subtle yet very respectful tribute to Caroline.
The GOAT team talk about Caroline Flack’s death and the conversation it started about mental health on ‘It’s Been A Big Day For…’ below:
Harry Styles caught everyone’s attention on the BRIT Awards red carpet when he rocked up in a double-breasted Gucci suit, pearl necklace and a lace bib collar. However, eagle-eyed folks noticed that he was also wearing a black ribbon, which is a symbol of remembrance and mourning.
While Harry didn’t mention or reference Caroline at all (not that he needed to), his black ribbon said enough as it was clearly his way of showing support to his late friend.
The black ribbon was a very sweet tribute to Caroline, but everyone’s attention was soon taken up by Harry and Lizzo‘s hilarious interactions, all of which helped give the BRIT Awards a bit of fun and levity.
But when it came time for Harry’s BRIT Awards performance, he took the stage in an all-white ensemble and performed a acoustic rendition of his song, ‘Falling’, which brought tears to all those watching.
Again, Harry didn’t make any reference or dedication to Caroline while on the stage, but fans couldn’t help but feel that he was also subtly paying tribute to his late friend with his highly emotional performance.
Between reportedly getting robbed at knife-point on Valentine’s Day to dealing with Caroline Flack’s death, it’s been a rough few days for Harry Styles and hats off to him to turning up to the BRIT Awards anyway when he had a very valid reason not to.
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