'Today in 2006, I did attempt to commit suicide. I was in a very dark place,' he shares in a Twitter video.

• Sep 1, 2018

AceShowbiz - "Queer Eye" star Karamo Brown has urged his followers to look after their mental health after opening up about a past suicide attempt in 2006.

The presenter rose to prominence on MTV's reality series "The Real World: Philadelphia" in 2004 but has since become an iconic fixture on the hit Netflix show, where he specialises in culture alongside his Fab Five co-stars Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk and Jonathan Van Ness.

On Thursday evening (August 30), Karamo shared a video to his Twitter and Instagram accounts revealing that he had attempted to commit suicide 12 years ago in the hopes of inspiring others to speak out.

"Today in 2006, I did attempt to commit suicide. I was in a very dark place. I just felt like life could not get any better. Everything that was happening to me was never going to change, and I tried to take my own life," the 37-year-old told his fans candidly, before thanking his friends, who reportedly found him and phoned an ambulance, for saving his life.

#HeyFriends... I’m so overwhelmed and inspired by everyone’s kind words that I had to do a video. As a mental health professional I believe We all need to make our Mental Health a priority. Wether you’re sad, depressed or suicidal like I was... you can make it through. There is a better day around the corner with support. Big thank you to @rayauxais & @treatomic I love you both more thank you’ll ever know. If you need help call 1-800-273-8255

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A post shared by Karamo (@karamobrown) on Aug 30, 2018 at 11:26am PDT

Explaining why he wanted to share his experience, he continued: "I want you all to know, as you see me on 'Queer Eye' helping people with their mental health and you see me on my social media, it's because it's important to me, not just because I'm trained in this field but because I know so many of us suffer from mental health issues and we just don't know where to turn."

Karamo, who is also a trained psychotherapist, concluded the video with words of encouragement and implored his fans to offer support to those struggling.

He also directed his followers to The Trevor Project, a national organisation aimed at providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth.

"I want you to know that things do get better, that if you get help and you do the work daily, your life can change, I'm living proof of that," he smiled. "And if you know someone in your life that's going through it, reach out to them. You could be their support."