TOWIE's Mario Falcone bravely shares suicide attempt before Lucy Mecklenburgh split
TOWIE's Mario Falcone detailed his suicide attempt in 2012 shortly before his split from Lucy Mecklenburgh at the height of his fame
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Former TOWIE star Mario Falcone bravely told fans about his suicide attempt.
The reality star, 32, tried to take his own life when he took an overdose with alcohol in 2012 before his split from his The Only Way Is Essex co-star Lucy Mecklenburgh.
During the heights of his fame on TOWIE, the Instagram star was battling with his mental health behind closed doors.
Mario reflected on the "really emotional" moment on World Mental Health Day to raise awareness for others especially men.
Mario told OK! magazine : "I took an overdose with alcohol, I was really emotional one evening. The next day I didn't remember much of the night before, I was really sick and instantly you sit there and you think, 'I'm not sure if it was a cry for help or if I really wanted to end it'.
"The next day my mindset was very much to sort out where my head was and get help and talk to people as opposed to shutting myself out, which is what I’d done for a month or two before.
"I wasn't seeing my friends, I hadn't spoken to my family about what was going on, I was just kind of swallowing everything that had been happening and just feeling more and more s**t."
His close relationship with his mum helped him pull through the dark period.
Former TOWIE star Mario was pleased to see the show depicting men as vulnerable in their I Cry Because campaign.
In May, he was forced to post-pone his wedding to his fiancée Becky Miesner because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Their hopes of trying for a second child after the nuptials were dashed when they had to postpone the occasion.
They already have been raising their son Parker.
Mario told MailOnline in September: "We’re all set for next year and it’s still going to be in Italy. The more annoying thing for us was that we would have tried for baby number two but now that’s on hold as well. It’s one of those things."
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