Lou Teasdale had been staying with former Love Island host Flack at her home in Stoke Newington in London.
The 36-year-old had popped out to the shops and Flack took her own life within minutes of her caring friend leaving the property.
Stylist Lou had volunteered to be at her side after family and friends grew increasingly concerned about Flack's welfare.
A source last night said Lou had been 'brilliant' with her and that Flack had convinced her friend to go home, persuading her that she was fine after ambulance services visited the property on Friday night.
After returning from the shops Lou couldn't get back into the flat. She called Flack's father Ian who gained entry to the flat where he found the star's body.#
Speaking to The Sun, a source close to the family said:' She was absolutely brilliant with her. On Saturday morning Caroline insisted she was fine and persuaded her friend to go home.
'No one is blaming Lou for a second. She couldn't have done any more. She is understandably distraught. It is so awful for her.'
After the ambulance service visited the property in London, Flack 'refused to go to hospital' and everyone was 'convinced' she was fine.
Flack's management team slammed the Crown Prosecution Service l for pursuing a 'show trial' against the ex-Love Island presenter, who killed herself hours after she was told she would face a trial for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend.
Her management team described her as 'vulnerable' and criticised the CPS for pushing ahead with the case despite her boyfriend Lewis Burton saying he did not want to press charges. He had said she hit him with a lamp at her former home in Islington in December and as part of her bail conditions the pair were banned from contacting each other.
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