Ashley Roberts reveals her dad took his own life

Ashley Roberts has revealed the heart-breaking news that her father has taken his own life after suffering a long battle with his ‘physical and mental health’.

Ashley Roberts

Ashley Roberts has revealed the heartbreaking news that her father has taken his own life, after suffering a long battle with his 'physical and mental health'.

The former Pussycat Dolls star shared the sad news on her Instagram page, admitting she has been in a ‘state of shock’ since her dad, Pat, died three weeks ago.

Captioning a sweet image of her as a child cuddling up to her dad, she said: ‘With great sadness in my heart, I wanted to share with you that on the 19th of March - after a long battle of physical and mental heath - My father took his own life.

‘The past 3.5 weeks I’ve been in a state of shock, confusion, questioning, pain so deep in my guts it’s been hard to come up for air.

‘Feeling like I don’t know how to move forward from here. What am I supposed to do with all this?'

She added: 'For now, I sit here with this pain - Inviting it ALL in. To teach me, to heal me, to rebuild me.’

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Despite struggling to cope with the shock, Ashley vowed to raise awareness of mental health issues and suicide and those left behind.

She added: ‘If any of you have gone through something similar. I understand and my heart goes out to you.

‘I will be sharing more on this in the next days, weeks, months to come - as raising awareness here and outreach for those left behind is so so so important.

‘But for now I am grateful for your love and support.’

Many fans reached out to Ashley following her tragic family tragedy, with one commenting: ‘I'm so very sorry that you are going through this. You are such a beautiful and special person and I send you all my love, positive thoughts and prayers. You will get through this.’

Another said: ‘I know no words can really help. But My wholeheartedly condolences to you & your Family. Many hugs & warm wishes’.

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