Wales midfielder Will Vaulks has opened up about the heartbreaking loss of his two granddads who took their own lives within months of each other when he was a teenager.
The former Cardiff City man, who now plays for newly-promoted Sheffield Wednesday, was just 13 when his paternal grandfather Tom took his own life at the age of 67 in 2007. He later lost his Welsh granddad Hywel, 78, in similar circumstances 13 months later.
Vaulks is now commemorating both men by taking part in the UK’s biggest ever suicide prevention campaign, carrying a 'Baton of Hope' in their memory to encourage more people to speak out and ask for help with their mental health.
