Ten years ago, I experienced a big dip in my mental health. I confided in my brother Theo that I needed to clear my head, and we decided to walk from Peterborough to Liverpool. Yes, the walk was long and tiring, and a real challenge, but afterwards, my head felt clear. It gave me and my brother a common goal, and the chance to spend quality time together. It gave us the space to talk about our childhood. It felt like therapy.

I’m so proud to become an ambassador for CALM. When seeing the work CALM do for suicide prevention, it took me back to a place where I thought about taking my own life. I was 17. My brother, Junior, had passed away unexpectedly and my heart was broken. I’ve never been able to put into words those feelings, but they brought up some difficult thoughts. ‘What is the point in life?’ ‘Everyone dies one day, so why not speed up the process?’ I was put on antidepressants that didn’t work for me. Eventually, I opened up to my brother Theo and we cried, we spoke about our feelings. That was the day I started to feel better. Luckily I had my brother, but there are people out there with no one to talk to, or those who find it hard to open up. I want to help break the stigma around talking about suicide, because opening up can save lives.

This September, I am walking from CALM's headquarters in London, to their original headquarters, in Liverpool, alongside a very good friend called Ivan. He was also part of The Traitors Season 1, and like me he's found himself saved by walking. The journey will take 13 days, and I expect it to be one of the hardest things we've ever done. But this is an opportunity to demonstrate the power of walking and talking. We welcome other people to join us on the way for a minute, an hour or a day, just to walk and clear their heads. If they want to talk, although I’m not a professional, I can listen and support in any way I can. It’s also an opportunity to raise as much money and awareness as we can for the CALM suicide prevention helpline, or at the very least, develop some gnarly blisters.