He continued: 'I know a lot of young people find it difficult to talk about mental health and grief in particular, so I'm hoping that by me talking about this and making this documentary that it's going to help me get through this process but also help a lot of other people in a similar position. He bravely fought back tears during an appearance on ITV's Lorraine as he discussed his pain, the February after Harriet's passing.
Telling show host Lorraine Kelly he felt it was 'time to talk', George said he was 'finally seeing colour again' for the first time since Harriet's death as he highlighted the importance of speaking to loved ones when going through a crisis. It's like having a punch bag,' he said. Speaking about the accident for the first time, George went on to explain how he came dangerously close to falling into a downward spiral in the months after it happened. He said: 'I have had every single opportunity to just mess this up massively.
It happened in May. But I pretended it didn't happen. Strong: He bravely fought back tears during an appearance on ITV's Lorraine as he discussed his pain, the February after Harriet's passing. I wasn't eating. For so long, for months, I was in my bedroom, the lights were off, there were takeaway bags everywhere. George revealed that prior to Harriet's death his father had been in a bicycle accident and had paralysed one of his arms. I just never thought it would go like this,' he said.
Before the worst: George appeared on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! George was on the show to speak about mental health charity Time to Change , the mental health anti-stigma campaign, and to promote Time to Talk Day, to encourage people to be more open about mental health.
He explained that he hadn't grasped how 'real' mental health was until Harriet died, saying: 'I have to focus on putting the negative stuff into something. I didn't understand mental health. In a statement following her death, George's family said: 'Our Harriet was a beautiful young woman with a huge lust for life and had great ambitions. We as a family do not blame anyone, or look to point the finger.
Hundreds of people attended Harriet's funeral and George, who rose to fame after appearing on the X Factor in , sang a song he had written as a tribute. If you have been affected by this story, contact The Samaritans at samaritans.
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His band, Union J, were formed on the X Factor in and released two studio albums before announcing a hiatus. The group announced they were taking a break before One Direction delivered similar news. George revealed that the temptation to re-enter the music world and capitalize on the boy band void was there, but acting was a bigger draw for him.
We don't want to be the band that breaks up. We want to support each other in whatever we do and for me personally that's acting. How are you? Reflecting on his decision to quit social media, he said that he had undergone a "very confusing and unpredictable journey" where "fear" held him back. Thanking fans for "sticking" with him, George also pre-empted fans' questions about where he had been and what he'd been up to.
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