Shirley Ballas in tears as she speaks out on brother's tragic suicide: 'There were signs'
ok.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas was in tears as she urged people to “be vigilant and ask more questions” of their loved ones, after reflecting on the “preventable” suicide of her brother.
The entertainer, 61, said she failed to spot any signs that her older brother and “protector” David was suicidal before he took his own life in 2003 at the age of 44, despite the pair of them speaking every day on the phone.
David’s picture is one of several featured in an interactive exhibition called The Last Photo, by the Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm) on London’s Southbank, depicting the smiling faces of 50 people who died by suicide shortly after each photograph was taken.
Ballas, who is a Calm ambassador, said she hopes the hard-hitting campaign will break down the taboo of suicide and help educate people about the signs to look for in someone who is struggling – a campaign she believes would have saved the life of her brother.
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