Tyla Carr reveals she’s donated to mental health charity after Mike Thalassitis’ death in tribute to Love Island co-star

The reality star said she was "still going through the what ifs' following Thalassitis' death 
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Love Island’s Tyla Carr has revealed that she has donated to mental health charity Mind following the death of Mike Thalassitis, as she shared a touching tribute to her co-star.

The reality star shared a series of images of her and the former footballer, including a sweet selfie and some photos from their stint on the ITV2 dating show back in 2017, when they were briefly ‘coupled up.’

Carr accompanied the post with a lengthy statement, in which she revealed that news of Thalassitis’ death had “only really sank in last night.”

“@mike_thala and I shared such an amazing experience together and although the journey has been so up and down for some people, I never ever imagined this would happen,” she wrote.

“I was reading through some old messages and he was always such a laugh.”

“I keep going through the what ifs, but it seems everyone thought he was back on the right track.

“This is mental health for you, one minute you can be fine and the next your not [sic], and it’s not like a physical pain that people can see.”

She went on to tell followers that she has “donated some money to Mind, the mental health charity” following her co-star’s passing, and urged anyone suffering from mental health problems to reach out.

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“I just want to put a note out to anyone reading this having a hard time,” she wrote.

“Please speak to someone, please feel free to DM me, if I can help in any way then I will!

“Again, my thoughts are with Mike’s family.”

Carr previously posted a brief tribute in response to the news on Saturday, telling Twitter followers she was “shocked” to hear the sad news.

“I can’t believe the call I’ve just had,” she wrote. “Mike, you were loved by all of the Love island family. You’ll be missed so much. All my love goes out to your friends and family. Shocked.”

Her “heartbroken” Love Island co-star Jonny Mitchell has launched a petition calling on ITV to reassess the aftercare options for show participants.

“I’m calling on ITV Studios for a new duty of care for show contestants going on Love Island – and for other reality shows to follow too,” he wrote on the Change.org page.

“I think it’s time to wake up and see that the way this industry operates is toxic and it costs lives.”

He said that shows need to “stop falsely portraying people through how they edit in order to make their show more entertaining, as once the show’s over, the person who they portrayed negatively has to deal with the backlash from the public.”

In a statement released following Thalassitis’ death, ITV said that caring for contestant is “a process the show takes very seriously and is a continuous process for all those taking part in the show.

“We ensure that all of our contributors are able to access psychological support before, during and after appearing on the show.”

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