To show our support for Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re spotlighting five famous faces supporting mental health in the UK.
November is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and with suicide being the leading cause of death for men under the age of 50, it’s something we need to talk about.
To show our support for the cause, we’re looking at five well-known faces supporting men’s mental health in the UK.
The Prince of Wales
Prince William is working hard to tackle stigma and start the conversation around mental health. His Heads Together campaign was launched to ensure that people feel comfortable with their everyday mental wellbeing, feel able to support their friends and families through difficult times, and that stigma no longer prevents people from getting the help they need.
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry has been a forerunner in the conversation around mental health. As well as being open about his own experiences with bipolar disorder he’s a long-time ambassador of the mental health charity, Mind and became its president in 2011.
In 2018, Fry was involved in Sport Relief’s film to raise awareness about mental health.
Stormzy (Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr.)
Stormzy opened up about his mental health on Channel 4 in 2017 and his song lyrics often reference self-doubt, inner turmoil, and depression.
In 2020, #Merky Books, Stormzy’s award-winning imprint within Penguin Random House UK, published How To Calm It: Relax Your Mind by Grace Victory to help people process what’s going on inside their heads and offer tangible tools, creative exercises and tailored tips.
Jameela Jamil
Jameela Jamil has been open about her experiences with anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Jamil founded the community platform iWeigh in 2018, which encourages people to share ideas and stories, and explores social issues that stem from mental health to climate change to the representation of marginalised groups.
While Jamil is an advocate for mental wellness for all, she works to challenge toxic masculinity and encourages men to seek help and talk openly about their mental health.
Joe Wicks (The Body Coach)
The Body Coach released a BBC documentary earlier this year titled Joe WIcks: Facing My Childhood. It explores how his parents’ mental health affected him as a child and the scale of the problem of parental mental health today.
Wicks promotes physical and mental wellbeing through fitness. He often discusses mental health on his platforms and praises men who speak openly about their mental health.
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