How many people have committed suicide after being on a reality TV show?

According to the article "Reality TV and Suicide: A Troubling Trend" published in the Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, as of 2021, 14 people who had been on reality television shows had died by suicide. The following is a list of the individuals and the shows they appeared on:

- Richard Hatch, Survivor

- Wes Nulte, Real World/Road Rules Challenge

- Mike Skupin, Survivor

- Jenn Bosworth, Survivor

- Mitch Foster, Survivor

- Shain Gandee, Survivor

- Ryan Ashley Maloney, Teen Mom OG

- Alexis Eddy, 16 and Pregnant

- Amanda Eller, I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant

- Christina Grimmie, The Voice

- Joseph Brooks, The Voice

- Caleb Garza, Are You the One?

- Dustin Diamond, Saved by the Bell

- Gia Allemand, The Bachelor

This list does not include deaths by suicide that occurred before 2021, nor does it include individuals who appeared on reality shows internationally.

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