Kirk Norcross in a suicide attempt after TV station managers "pushed him away" and "made him drink alcohol"

Reality star Kirk Norcross revealed that he had attempted suicide a few months ago.

The 30-year-old favorite, The Only Way Is Esbad, confessed that, even though he had become a glory in overnight glory after playing in the series with Mark Wright and Gemma Collins, the glory of the reality still had extreme extremes.

Speaking for the first time about his mental health after the tragic death of Mike Thalbaditis of Love Island, Kirk said his time in the limelight left him with severe anxiety and depression.

Claiming he had not received any follow-up, he told the Sun Sunday: "Reality TV has turned me into a monster, but the bosses do not want to deal with the monster they've created. "

"I was crying on the set and saying," If you like, do not force me to do these things ", but I always had to.

"I thought of killing myself so often because of what these shows had done to me.

"Last year I took a few seconds, but I thought about my son's face. He saved my life. "

Kirk alleges that ITV officials would urge him to make decisions that he was not sure of and that he would threaten to withdraw the series if he refused.

These decisions included the separation of his girlfriend Lauren on the screen despite the promise that he would not do it and even his last chance to see his grandfather on his deathbed, he said. .

They would have also encouraged him to give up his normal character and to "fall on flash".

Kirk, a father of two, who is now creating a jet washing business and does not want to have anything to do with the showbiz world, adds that it's not just about TOWIE bosses who made such threats.

Ex On The Beach producers also strongly encouraged him to cheat on his girlfriend and sleep with someone he did not want, Kirk said he felt "ashamed" "after" acting ". [him] with alcohol "and essentially" pimped [him] outside".

Last year, Kirk claimed that he was about to commit suicide.

Although he did not participate in a reality show since Celebrity Big Brother in 2012, he was having financial difficulties after spending his £ 300,000 in savings.

He credits his girlfriend Dani Carr and their two-year-old son Harry and their daughter Violett, three, from a previous relationship.

Determined to change his life, Kirk has now completely abandoned the glamor of fame for the benefit of "making a living through hard work" as a manual worker.

The former TV member warned fans considering a life of fame by telling them to "think twice" and confessing that it was only when he left everything behind him that he is finally able to be happy.

Mirror Online has contacted TOWIE and Ex On The Beach for comments.

ITV told the Sun: "The well-being of all those involved in the design of our programs is of paramount importance to us and appropriate psychological support is available to all actors throughout their lives with us and beyond. "

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