Blue singer Simon Webbe has revealed the sad news that he has lost his brother, Straon, after he took his own life.
The star has spoken two months after the tragedy in the hope of bringing more awareness to suicide prevention and people’s mental health struggles.
The 40-year-old shared an emotional tribute to his sibling on Instagram and revealed that he also suffers with “mental health issues”.
He wrote: “It’s 2019 and I feel this is a year where we should be thankful, stop searching for perfection cause you will never find it.
“I lost my brother Straon to suicide while I was working in Bradford! He was someone I thought I’d see again and hurts me deep that people, like myself struggle everyday with Mental health issues, it’s taboo and needs to be brought to the forefront, we can all start by asking someone, anyone close to you “ how are you really feeling” after that the key is to listen [sic].”
The dad-of-one also opened up in an interview with OK! magazine following his loss. He explained that the awful incident has given him a new perspective on life.
He said: “I’ve actually been off social media until recently because I sadly lost my brother to suicide almost two months ago.
“It is something that is taboo. It’s taught me that people just need to be honest about what they need personally.”
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He added: “We need to stop being afraid and stop looking for validation. We need to ask people if they are actually okay, start healing and accept who we are, the troubles that we have and talk about it.”
Simon’s wife Ayshen also sent him a message of support after he bravely spoke out.
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She commented on his Instagram post with: “@simonwebbe1 Till death do us part husband❤️❤️.”
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