Overview
- Booth disclosed on Instagram that his father, Simon, died by suicide on May 4, describing a complex grief and remembering him as gentle and generous.
- He said his father struggled with undiagnosed autism and often lacked the tools to ask for help or reinvent himself.
- The actor called loneliness a "quiet epidemic" and shared that he has experienced anxiety.
- He wrote that he hopes to turn his pain into action by backing places that help men connect and speak openly about mental health.
- Friends, fans, and public figures including Pixie Lott and Michelle Keegan offered support, with coverage signposting Samaritans and bereavement services.