April Simpkins, the mother of Miss USA winner Cheslie Kryst who died by suicide in January, has opened up about grieving and healing as a family after her daughter’s passing.
During an appearance on the Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk – which is hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith, and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris – Simpkins discussed the pageant-winner’s struggles with depression. Simpkins explained that her daughter suffered from “high-functioning depression”, in which someone who appears to be fine is suffering silently. She also revealed Kryst had attempted suicide in the past.
