Stephanie Davis gets tattoo in emotional tribute to boyfriend’s brother who took his own life
STEPHANIE Davis has revealed an emotional tattoo tribute to her boyfriend's late brother.
The 29-year-old took to Instagram to open up about her partner Joe Mckalroy's heart breaking loss.
Stephanie explained to her 970k followers that Joe and his family had lost their beloved brother and son Sam to suicide in June 2020.
Yesterday the former Hollyoaks actress, Joe and his mum Jane decided to get a permanent reminder of him on their wrist.
She shared a selection of beautiful pictures of Sam with his family, as well as footage of the trio getting their ink.
Stephanie captioned the post: "ITS WORTH TALKING ABOUT.
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"On the 3rd of June 2020 my partner Joe lost his brother Sam to suicide at 20 years old.
"Today Joes mum Jane, Joe & Me got matching semi colon tattoos in memory of Sam & to raise money for @itsworthtalkingabout.
"If you need someone to talk to or lost someone to suicide or struggling there are groups on.
"PLEASE REACH OUT and don’t suffer in silence, It’s so important to talk, Please reach out, or just take a look…
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"Swipe to see Jane getting her tattoo done. Our matching tattoos and the beautiful Sam❤️."
Many rushed to the comments section to send their love and support.
One wrote: "I love how you use your platform to share important things like this. Such an inspiration!❤️."
A second said: "Love this it will touch a lot of people great that's you are raising awareness ❤️ ."
A third chimed in: "What a lovely thing to do xxx."
The trio opted for a semi colon - a well known symbol of suicide prevention, as it references the point at which a writer could stop a sentence, but chooses to continue.
The actress has been very open about her own struggles with mental health in the past.
Stephanie has spent time in rehab for her alcohol addiction.
In February 2020 the star revealed that her depression battle led her to attempt suicide and left her in intensive care.
But she has now overcome the dark period of her life and is happy with her new man Joe.
Stephanie and Joe went Instagram official back in January just four months after her split from ex Oliver Tasker.
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Stephanie is best known for her role as Sinead O'Connor in 2010.
The Celebrity Big Brother star is mum to Caben, five, who she shares with ex Jeremy McConnell.
YOU'RE NOT ALONE
EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide.
It doesn't discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society - from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
It's the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
Yet it's rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
That is why The Sun launched the You're Not Alone campaign.
The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives.
Let's all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others... You're Not Alone.
If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support:
- CALM, , 0800 585 858
- Heads Together,
- Mind, , 0300 123 3393
- Papyrus,, 0800 068 41 41
- Samaritans, , 116 123