Charlotte Dawson feels "heartbroken" after her brother-in-law took his own life.
The 27-year-old TV star has revealed via Instagram that Glen Southern died on Saturday (20.06.20), leaving her entire family devastated by the tragic news.
Alongside a series of family pictures of Glen – who was married to Charlotte’s sister Samantha – she wrote: "I can’t even believe I’m writing this… I feel sick. My beautiful sister @sammysuns & our family had the most devastating thing happen to us on Saturday morning. A family man, the best husband, father & brother in law we could of asked for sadly passed away unexpectedly taking his own life leaving all of us heartbroken especially my sister, his brave daughter @jesssouthernx and my baby niece & nephew who were his complete world, which breaks my heart. I promise to look after them forever [broken-heart emojis] (sic)"
Charlotte admitted she’s still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy, saying the news has come as a "shock" to everyone in her family.
The TV personality also urged her social media followers to be "kind" to each other.
She wrote: "We all don’t understand and will never know why. However i’m trying to stay strong for my family and thought that I’d make a GoFundMe page that would help support them as this came as such a shock and knocked us all. We appreciate you reading it & would be grateful for any support. I’ve linked the page on my story, thank you so much [loveheart emoji]
"You genuinely don’t know what’s going through someone’s head, no matter how happy they look… it’s terrifying. Please everyone always be kind. (sic)"