Africana55 Radio 
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Danny Cipriani has revealed he considered killing himself, in a video released in the wake of ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack’s death.
The England rugby international posted an 18-minute speech on social media in a effort to improve the discussion surrounding mental health and people in the public eye.
The 32-year-old revealed he shared conversations with Flack over the past month and that she had attempted to call him and texted him on Friday night, hours before she took her own life.
Cipriani, who was unavailable at the time due to his involvement in Gloucester’s Premiership loss to Exeter, said “embarrassment and shame” killed the former Love Island presenter.
He also discussed his own “severe depression” at 22, which he said led to several failed attempts to buy a gun to take his own life.
”I met a guy who was at a nightclub, he ended up being around,” Cipriani said.
“I knew he was a bad man, was in the scene, trying to make his way in whatever he was doing.
“I decided at this point it was time for me to take my own life and I tried to buy a gun from him. And I pulled out. Then I tried to buy it again, but I pulled out.
“This went on for two months. I couldn’t do it. Because I had some fight in me.”
Created with Sketch.
Created with Sketch.
1/18
'Live at the Indigo2' TV - 2008 - Presenter, Caroline Flack
Rex Features
2/18
Caroline Flack gets in a flap when she spots a spider on her leg during live transmission in 2009
Rex Features
3/18
'The Whole 19 Yards' TV Programme, 2010
Rex Features
4/18
'Minute To Win It' TV Programme. - 2011
Rex Features
5/18
The X Factor Live' Xtra Factor TV Programme, London, Britain - 12 Nov 201
Rex Features
6/18
The X Factor Live' Xtra Factor TV Programme, London, Britain - 12 Nov 201
Rex Features
7/18
Sunday Brunch' TV Programme, London, Britain - 03 Jun 2012
Rex Features
8/18
'The X Factor Final Live' TV Programme, Manchester Central Convention Centre, Manchester, Britain - 09 Dec 2012
Rex Features
9/18
TV presenter Caroline Flack is dressed for the occasion as she encourages the nation to get Red Nose Day ready.
Rex Features
10/18
Caroline Flack attending the launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2014, at Elstree Studios
PA
11/18
'Loose Women' TV Programme, London, Britain. - 12 Jan 2015
Rex Features
12/18
Fashion For Relief Show, Autumn Winter 2015, London Fashion Week, Britain - 19 Feb 2015
Rex Features
13/18
'Love Island' TV Programme. - Jun 2015
Rex Features
14/18
'Love Island' TV Series - Jun 2017 (Series 3, Episode 1) - Caroline Flack
Rex
15/18
'Love Island' TV Series - Jun 2017 Caroline Flack. - Series 3
Rex Features
16/18
British Academy Television Awards, Ceremony, Royal Festival Hall, London, UK - 13 May 2018 Caroline Flack, Reality & Constructed Factual Award, 'Love Island'
Rex Features
17/18
'Love Island' TV Show, Series 4, Episode 57, The Final, Majorca, Spain - 30 Jul 2018
Rex Features
18/18
'Love Island' TV Show, Series 5, Episode 48, Majorca, Spain - 27 Jul 2019
Rex Features
1/18
'Live at the Indigo2' TV - 2008 - Presenter, Caroline Flack
Rex Features
2/18
Caroline Flack gets in a flap when she spots a spider on her leg during live transmission in 2009
Rex Features
3/18
'The Whole 19 Yards' TV Programme, 2010
Rex Features
4/18
'Minute To Win It' TV Programme. - 2011
Rex Features
5/18
The X Factor Live' Xtra Factor TV Programme, London, Britain - 12 Nov 201
Rex Features
6/18
The X Factor Live' Xtra Factor TV Programme, London, Britain - 12 Nov 201
Rex Features
7/18
Sunday Brunch' TV Programme, London, Britain - 03 Jun 2012
Rex Features
8/18
'The X Factor Final Live' TV Programme, Manchester Central Convention Centre, Manchester, Britain - 09 Dec 2012
Rex Features
9/18
TV presenter Caroline Flack is dressed for the occasion as she encourages the nation to get Red Nose Day ready.
Rex Features
10/18
Caroline Flack attending the launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2014, at Elstree Studios
PA
11/18
'Loose Women' TV Programme, London, Britain. - 12 Jan 2015
Rex Features
12/18
Fashion For Relief Show, Autumn Winter 2015, London Fashion Week, Britain - 19 Feb 2015
Rex Features
13/18
'Love Island' TV Programme. - Jun 2015
Rex Features
14/18
'Love Island' TV Series - Jun 2017 (Series 3, Episode 1) - Caroline Flack
Rex
15/18
'Love Island' TV Series - Jun 2017 Caroline Flack. - Series 3
Rex Features
16/18
British Academy Television Awards, Ceremony, Royal Festival Hall, London, UK - 13 May 2018 Caroline Flack, Reality & Constructed Factual Award, 'Love Island'
Rex Features
17/18
'Love Island' TV Show, Series 4, Episode 57, The Final, Majorca, Spain - 30 Jul 2018
Rex Features
18/18
'Love Island' TV Show, Series 5, Episode 48, Majorca, Spain - 27 Jul 2019
Rex Features
Flack's death has prompted a renewed debate around the effects of press intrusion in the lives of celebrities and the impact of negative coverage involving prominent figures.
The presenter had been the focus of a number of stories after she was charged with assault following a domestic incident involving her partner in December.
If you are experiencing feelings of distress and isolation, or are struggling to cope, The Samaritans offers support; you can speak to someone for free over the phone, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email jo@samaritans.org, or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.
For services local to you, the national mental health database- Hub of Hope – allows you to enter your postcode to search for organisations and charities who offer mental health advice and support in your area.