Hugh Jackman has thanked Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for speaking “courageously” and “honestly” during their Oprah Winfrey interview about mental health issues and “their cry for help.”
In the interview, Meghan told Oprah that she was contemplating suicide and struggled to get help during her time as a working royal.
After it aired, Hugh shared a candid video on Instagram urging his followers to check out the sit-down chat, which he believed was “such an incredible example of never worrying alone” after talking to had seen his wife Deborra-Lee Furness.
“I recommend Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Harry, which Deb and I and millions of people around the world watched in amazement last night,” he said.
“Because there we witnessed an incredibly high-profile woman and her husband who spoke so openly, courageously, honestly and with such dignity about truly the most difficult time in their lives and their cry for help.”
The 52-year-old Australian actor explained that he is on the board of Gotcha4Life, which he described as “an organization in Australia dealing with this issue of suicide and mental fitness”.
He said watching Meghan and Harry’s interview revealed the importance of seeking help and “ never worry alone. ”
‘Last night I thought, everyone should see this because it’s such an incredible example of never worrying alone. Seek help, and if you don’t get help where you are looking for it, keep looking, ”he said.
“Go elsewhere, because there is always help. So never worry alone and I just want to thank Meghan, thank Harry for your courage. ”
During the interview entitled ‘Oprah With Meghan and Harry’, which aired on the US network CBS and on Channel 10 in Australia, Meghan told Oprah that she was contemplating suicide during her time as a working royal.
“I just didn’t see a solution,” she admitted.
“Look, I was really ashamed to have to say it at the time and I was ashamed to admit it mainly to Harry because I know how much loss he has suffered, but I knew if I didn’t say I would … and I just didn’t – I just didn’t want to live anymore. And that was a very clear and real and terrifying constant thought. ”
The Duchess later said that both she and her husband had repeatedly asked the facility for help, both for her mental health and for their safety, and that was denied.
The pair discussed many aspects of their stay in the UK, including some of the biggest revelations where Meghan described how an undisclosed person within the royal family expressed ‘concern’ about how dark Archie’s skin, her and Harry’s first-born child, would be. to be. be when he was born and that Kate Middleton made her cry.
Other celebrities have spoken out in support of Meghan and Harry, including Serena Williams, Bernice King and Gabrielle Union.
With reporting by Jenna Amatulli.
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