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Comedian Rob Beckett has revealed he struggled with thoughts of suicide.
The comic, 35, writes in his autobiography about his secret mental health battle after feeling 'it would be better if I was dead'.
These thoughts crept in while Rob shot a TV show in South Africa in 2020 - despite 'surpassing my wildest dreams'.
Revelation: Comedian Rob Beckett has revealed he struggled with thoughts of suicide
'On January 4, 2020, I was nailing it. I had just flown into Cape Town, South Africa, in first class to film a TV show,' he writes. 'The show was watching cricket, drinking beer and going on safari with one of my best mates AND getting paid.
'This filming was squeezed in during a nationwide sell-out tour. Happily married to the love of my life, with two kids in a family home newly renovated, I had surpassed my wildest dreams.
'But I was the unhappiest I have ever been. I woke up on January 5 in a five-star hotel room thinking it would be better and easier for everyone if I was dead.
'I put on a smile and finished filming. I got back to the UK and told my wife and my friend/manager
