Heartbroken Charo reveals her film producer husband killed himself after battling rare SKIN disease Kjell Rasten, 79, shot himself at home in Beverly Hills on Monday afternoon Charo, his actress and singer wife, was home at the time of the suicide She revealed in an Instagram post on Tuesday that he had been suffering Bullius Pemphigoid The 'horrible' skin condition and the many medications he had to take to treat it made him depressed, she said Charo, 68, and Kjell had been married for 40 years and have one son together For confidential support call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit their website here
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:28 GMT, 19 February 2019 | Updated: 19:28 GMT, 19 February 2019
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Charo has revealed why her husband killed himself, explaining that he shot himself on Monday after battling a rare skin disease for several years.
Kjell Rasten died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday. He was 79 years old.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, his singer wife wrote: 'In recent years, his health began to decline and developed a rare and horrible skin disease called Bullius Pemphigoid.
'He also became very depressed. That along with the many medications he needed to take, became too much for him and he ended his
