Rylan Clark has said Eamonn Holmes being "very upset" at seeing him depressed was a "wake-up call".
Rylan has shared his struggle with depression in his new book Ten: The Decade That Changed My Future.
In an extract of his book published in The Sun, the TV presenter told how he moved back home with his mum Linda after his marriage split as he admitted that he had cheated in the past.
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He was admitted to a mental health unit before moving back in with his mum again. After three months, he was admitted to hospital for another week. Rylan also tells in his book that he considered taking his own life.
He said: "During this time, mum secretly arranged for Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford to come and see me. They are two of my closest friends in this industry – well, almost step-parents really.
"I remember how their faces looked when they saw me, seeing how badly ill I was, and then Eamonn became very upset. I’d never seen Eamonn get upset like that before, and that was like a wake-up call.
"I remember thinking, ‘Do I look that ill? Am I that bad?’ It was just awful. They stayed with me all that day."
According to the Mirror, speaking at An Evening With Rylan Clark at London Royal Festival Hall on Wednesday, Rylan said: "It is no secret that my marriage broke down last year. And I disappeared for five or six months and people knew when I didn't turn up for work that something was wrong because I am always on f*cking telly, you know what I mean?
"But the truth is what I went through last year was so revisited with writing about it. A lot of people said to me, especially my publishers "It will be cathartic. It will be a good thing for you." And it was to a certain extent, but actually it was awful because you will find out in the book just how bad I got from my own self and it was.
"The book opens with a disclaimer put it that way. That is how bad it got.
"For someone looking from the outside in I look as if I have the perfect life. You know I have got a family, I am lucky to have money in the bank, I have got a regular job but things are not always as they seem. In my head it was really difficult."
Rylan added: "I went back to physically being in that situation and no-one can help you.
"Anyone who is in a situation where you are in such a deep, deep, dark place, please talk to people. Please do this and please do that.
"But I will be completely honest with you like I have always tried to be, you are the only one who can get out.
"You are the only one. I was the only one who could physically dig my nails into that mud and try and pull myself up.
"I was admitted to a mental health unit which is f*cked up for me to sit here and say now because I don't know that person. I just never thought that would happen to me."
Rylan has previously called Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford his TV mum and dad,
Speaking to OK! magazine last year, he said: "In this industry, everyone's so quick to jump on someone when they've done something wrong or f***** up on-air or whatever, but actually not many people tell you when you've done something right.
"I know that sounds strange and I'm not sitting here saying I need to be told I'm doing a good job, but Ruth and Eamonn were always the first two people to either text me or come up to me and say, 'What you did there was brilliant, the way you handled that situation'."
He added how grateful was for their friendship and said: "They were always the first two to go, 'God you did such a great job on that last night, I watching you and God, you handled that interview really well.'
"That always sticks with me because it's so nice when people help in this industry.
"There's a lot of b*****ness and jealousy with certain people, a lot of fake friendships I'm sure of, but I've never really been involved in all of that.
"I'm just grateful to do what I do, but Ruth and Eamonn, they're very happy for me which is lovely, it's nice for someone to be happy for you."
Anyone who needs to talk to someone about mental health issues can call the Samaritans on 116123 or Lifeline on 0808 808 8000.
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