Charlotte Dawson found dead at her Sydney home at the age of 47

harlotte Dawson has been found dead at the age of 47.

The New Zealand-born former model and television presenter, who had long been suffering from depression, was found at her Woolloomooloo home on Saturday morning.
Police are yet to confirm the identification of the body, but have confirmed to the MailOnline that an individual 'believe to be a 47-year-old woman' was discovered dead in a unit in the upmarket area.

In a statement to the MailOnline, Kings Cross police said there were no 'suspicious circumstances' surrounding her death, and police investigations are continuing.


'Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the discovery of a body at Woolloomooloo,' they said in the statement.
'About 11am today police from Kings Cross local area command were called to Cowper Wharf Rd after the body of a woman was located in a unit.
That with the fact her Twitter account had remained untouched for at least 19 hours sparked fears that something was amiss.
'She was in very bad shape. Terrible shape,' a friend told the publicaton.
'She had failed to shop up to a lunch a couple of days ago and then when I had seen she hadn’t tweeted in almost a day it was clear something was wrong.'
In the past, Charlotte had been open about her long-term battle with depression.
The model mentor was hospitalised in 2012 after she was bombarded with bullying messages by Twitter trolls because of her involvement in an anti-bullying operation.
It was reported at the time she had attempted to take her own life.

Following her stay in hospital she appeared on A Current Affair and The Project in an attempt to expose the malice behind Twitter bullying.
She also touched on the topic in her book, Kiss And Tell, which was released in October 2012.
However, her appearance on TV prompted even more abuse on Twitter, with some social media users writing comments such as: 'please hang yourself promptly' and 'neck yourself you filthy s***.'
At the time, Charlotte also revealed she had received several death threats during the ordeal.
'I’ve never had death threats of this ferocity. I’ve never had a campaign of this ferocity,' she told the Daily Telegraph.
Recently Charlotte hinted in November that she was looking to step away from the spotlight after it was reported she was axed from Australia's Next Top Model due to a cast 'shake-up'.
She told the Herald Sun Confidential at the time: ‘I’m tired of the anxiety that comes with working in media, especially as a woman because you’re scrutinized daily and abused about the way you look.’
According to the Daily Telegraph, Charlotte took the producers' decision to cut her from the show badly, but was looking forward to new 'ventures.'

She said she intended to become an estate agent at Sydney’s Regency Road estate agents.
Foxtel Chief and Charlotte's former boss Brian Walsh also released a statement on Saturday afternoon, saying that the entire staff at Foxtel were 'devastated' over Charlotte's death.
'This is tragic news and deeply sad. Everyone at Foxtel is devastated. Our sympathies are with Charlotte’s family and friends,' he said.

Charlotte's last Instagram post was a picture of herself, and in the caption she told how she was about to appear on the television show Mornings on Channel 9.
'About to go on @mornings9 to talk sex. As you can see I'm racking my brains & have gone blank 😳,' she wrote.

Meanwhile, Russell Crowe, who is currently at home in Australia and is a neighbour of Charlotte's in Woolloomooloo, reportedly broke down in tears when he was told of her death.