Roman Kemp has revealed his heartache as his life was 'ripped apart' after the death of his best friend Joe Lyons.
The Capital radio host, 28, lost one of his closest friends and work colleagues in August 2020 and is still grieving over the tragic producer, who he describes as his 'brother'.
On Thursday, Roman appeared on BBC's The One Show to talk about his upcoming documentary where he is set to investigate male suicide.
And speaking to hosts Alex Jones and Rylan Clark-Neal, Roman revealed more about his close relationship with Joe, throughout work and also his personal life.
The presenter said: "I lost my absolute best friend, my brother.
"He's been by my side work-wise and throughout my social life. Joe Lyons, or as other people would know him - Producer Joe."
"It ripped my whole life apart and I could not understand it," he added about Joe's sudden death.
"I couldn't understand what had happened. It ripped my life, his whole family and his close friends, our team, everything."
Speaking about the BBC Three documentary, Our Silent Emergency, Roman continued: "I think what is shown in the documentary, is that suicide, I still genuinely believe and I can only speak from a male perspective, is sometimes seen as a midlife crisis thing."
He concluded: "The majority of people that we're seeing now that are struggling are are making those attempts is getting younger and younger and younger.
"In the doc, I go to Belfast and we're meeting lads who are 14-years-old, who are going through this."
"The call out through this is to basically come away and realise we need to start implementing something from kids, as young as the age of five," Roman said.
Roman aims to raise awareness of suicide in his new documentary and wants to provide a solution to those who are in desperate need.
*The One Show airs weekdays at 7pm on BBC One.
*If you're struggling and need to talk, the Samaritans operate a free helpline open 24/7 on 116 123. Alternatively, you can email jo@samaritans.org or visit their site to find your local branch
