Montana Brown appeared alongside Thalassitis on the ITV2 programme Love Island and remained close to him after the series ended. Speaking outside North London coroner’s court after a verdict of suicide was recorded, Brown said it was “important to let his memory live on”. It’s just nice to be nice.”Thalassitis, 26, a former lower league footballer, hanged himself on 16 March after leaving notes for members of his family, the inquest heard. He was a contestant on the 2017 series of the show, and appeared on the E4 programme Celebs Go Dating the following year. The current series of Love Island began earlier this week, its first episode concluding with a tribute to Thalassitis.

Source: The Guardian June 05, 2019 10:31 UTC