Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing has discussed the issue of reality TV aftercare, which has been the subject of debate following the death of Mike Thalassitis.
The Love Island star died earlier this month, and many people have since spoken out about the amount of aftercare reality stars get from their shows.
Laing revealed that Made in Chelsea "100%" looked after its stars when asked about the topic on today's (March 28) Good Morning Britain.
"The statistic is suicide is the biggest killer of males under 45," he said. "That is happening in every industry. It doesn't matter if you're a sportsman, reality star, baker – it's happening all over the country.
"It takes a situation like that for people to start talking about the subject. That is what's so important. In reality TV, in Made in Chelsea particularly, we are looked after incredibly well.
"We go through lots of different processes to get into the show and the care afterwards is amazing. It's amazing that actually people are starting to look at that situation properly. It's so important."
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Meanwhile, earlier this week it was revealed that Celebs Go Dating postponed its end-of-series wrap party in the wake of Thalassitis' death.
Made in Chelsea airs on E4.
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