HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Tim Gunn has revealed that he attempted suicide when he was 17.
The Project Runway host and fashion guru made the revelation in a video for The Trevor Project, an organization dedicated to youth suicide prevention.
"As a 17-year-old youth who was in quite a bit of despair, I attempted to kill myself and I’m very happy today that that attempt was unsuccessful," Gunn says, "but at the time it’s all that I could contemplate.
"I woke up the morning after taking over a hundred pills and I was in a whole other level of despair. I thought, ‘I shouldn’t be here. This isn’t what was meant to be.’ I frankly just wanted to start life all over again."
Gunn, 57, is the latest celebrity to speak out after the recent death of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide after he was allegedly taped in sexual acts with a male. Other stars who have posted messages for gay teens include Ellen DeGeneres, Kathy Griffin, Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Hathaway, Aubrey O’Day and Chris Colfer.
