This Morning fans were in tears after Shirley Ballas spoke about her brother's suicide. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby welcomed the former Strictly judge, 61, to the ITV studio in Wednesday morning's instalment (June 22) to raise awareness about male suicide.Phil explained that This Morning a partnering with the charity, Calm who have just launched their new campaign on London's South Bank in the hope of saving lives.READ MORE:This Morning fans 'switch off' as they fume at 'rubbish' crystal tips for Summer SolsticeThe London display features of pictures of men who have taken their own lives, with Shirley's brother being one of them.Speaking about her brother's suicide that happened 20 years ago, the former ballroom dancer described her brother as a "powerhouse" who "everybody loved."She added: "He was everything to me, we spoke everyday at four o'clock.
He was the last person that I would ever think would take their own life."Viewers of the show immediately took to social media about the segment, with many left in tears.One wrote: "@thismorning just beautiful, sat here in tears at your segment on male suicide.""I’m in tears watching @ShirleyBallas.
The pain of losing her brother is still palpable #ThisMorning," penned another.A third tweeted: "That hit me in the heart, i am crying, i can relate to feeling like this almost every day, i fight against doing anything bad about it and just try stay strong #thismorning #suicideawareness."While a fourth wrote: "Brave interview @ShirleyBallas on @thismorning You're right - the pain never goes when you lose your brother to suicide.
I lost mine around the same time you lost yours. Feeling emotional watching you."The former judge admitted that now she looks back, she.
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