Rebekah Vardy thinks there should be more "before care, during care and aftercare" given to reality television stars.
The former ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ contestant claims reality shows are "damaging", and insists it should be acknowledged that more needs to be done to look after contestants after they get thrust into the spotlight, following the death of ‘Love Island’ star Mike Thalassitis, who took his own life earlier this month.
Speaking on ‘The Jeremy Vine Show’ she said: "I think that I love reality TV there’s definitely still a place for it. I mean ‘Love Island’ ratings are amazing, you know the jungle’s ratings are still great.
"But I think there needs to be more before care, during care and after care I think that with mike and from ‘Love Island’ it’s a tragedy it’s horrendous – and if there’s one good thing to come out if it it’s that we now know that those shows are damaging."
Rebekah – who is married to footballer Jamie Vardy – isn’t the first person to urge producers to take better care of contestants.
‘Made in Chelsea’ star Francis Boulle recently spoke out, insisting reality TV companies should no longer primarily concentrate on making "great TV" and thinks mental health should no longer be "secondary priority".
He previously said: "I think often the focus on the production companies is to make great TV.
"Sometimes people’s mental health is a secondary priority – and that means mental health, and vulnerable people, can be subordinate to the aims of production."
Rebekah Vardy wants better care for reality TV stars
