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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.