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Strictly star opens up on suicide attempt after witnessing murder
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A Strictly Come Dancing Star has said that he attempted suicide after witnessing a murder.
Tyler West told Paul C Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast on Tuesday (23 December), about a day as a teenager that “changed my world forever”.
“I witnessed a murder. It’s so hard, every single time I talk about it, because the minute I say the word, it takes me back to that 14-year-old self,” he said.
Speaking about how the incident affected his mental health years later, West shared that he tried to take his own life. “It was really tough,” he said.
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