Celebrity MasterChef's Wynne Evans candidly shares he attempted to take his own life

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The latest Celebrity Masterchef winner has revealed that he once tried to take his own life battling depression. Wynne Evans opened up about the dark times he has suffered when his mental health was at its worst.The Welsh singer and radio DJ spoke candidly about his struggles after he was crowned the winner on Friday night by judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.The tense final, saw Wynne beating fellow finalists Amy Walsh and Luca Bish after cooking his incredible three-course meal.

After Wynne was awarded the coveted trophy, he bravely spoke about the time he contemplated suicide. He said: "When they gave me the trophy - I’ll just get melancholy for a moment, right - I remember thinking 'Six years ago I was contemplating… well, I tried to take my own life and now look at me. "I’m standing here in a studio with the MasterChef trophy'.

It was a really poignant moment for me." Wynne said he was convinced Emmerdale star Amy “had smashed it” so he didn’t expect to win, and was overwhelmed with his “amazing journey” which has culminated in him scooping the top honour.

Speaking after the win, he said: "I was crying and all of this kind of stuff, but it was just an amazing journey. "It was just an incredible journey.