Hugh Jackman thanked Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for speaking “bravely” and “honestly” during their interview with Oprah Winfrey about mental health issues and “her cry for help.”
In the interview, Meghan told Oprah that she was contemplating suicide and was struggling to get help during her time as a working royal.
After it aired, Hugh shared a warm video on Instagram urging his followers to watch the chat sitting down, which he believed was “such an amazing example to never worry about alone” after seeing it with the his wife Deborra-Lee Furness.
“I recommend Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Harry that Deb and I and millions of people around the world watched last night in surprise,” he said.
“Because there we attended a woman with an incredibly high profile and her husband spoke so openly, with courage, with honesty, with so much dignity about the most difficult moments of her life and her cry for help.”
The 52-year-old Australian actor explained that he is part of Gotcha4Life’s board of directors, which he described as “an organization in Australia that deals with this issue of suicide and mental form”.
He said watching Meghan and Harry’s interview reinforced the importance of seeking help and “never worrying about yourself.”
“Last night I just thought everyone should see this because it’s an amazing example of never worrying about yourself. Look for help and if you don’t get help where you are looking for it, keep looking, ”he said.
“Go somewhere else because there is always help. So never worry alone and I just want to say thank you Meghan, thank you Harry for your courage. ”
During the interview called “Oprah With Meghan and Harry”, which was broadcast on the American channel CBS and on Channel 10 in Australia, Meghan told Oprah that she contemplated suicide during her time as a royal worker. .
“I just didn’t see any solution,” he admitted.
“Look, I was ashamed to have to say it at the time and I was ashamed to have to admit it to Harry in particular, because I know how many losses he has suffered, but I knew that if I didn’t say I would … and I didn’t, I didn’t want to be alive anymore. And that was a very clear, real and frightening constant thought. “
The duchess later said that both she and her husband had asked for help from the institution, both for their mental health and safety, and that they were denied it.
The couple discussed many aspects of her life in the UK, some of the biggest revelations of which included Meghan who described how an undisclosed person from the royal family expressed “concerns” about the darkness of her skin. Archie, her and Harry’s first child. be when she was born and that Kate Middleton made her cry.
Other celebrities have expressed support for Meghan and Harry, including Serena Williams, Bernice King and Gabrielle Union.
With reports from Jenna Amatulli.
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