Lil’ Chris Dies Age 24

24 year old singer and TV personality Lil’ Chris has died. Lil Chris, real name Chris Hardman, was found dead this morning in Lowestoft.

Lil’ Chris first appeared on the Channel 4 reality TV series ‘School of Rock‘ and had since had a career in music and television releasing his first single ‘Checking It Out’ back in 2006.

Suffolk Police were called to the address in Lowestoft at 11:45 GMT to reports that a man had died suddenly. Despite this, his death in not yet being treated an suspicious.

Thousands have taken to twitter to pay their respects to the singer including James Bourne and Harry Judd of McBusted:

 Chris had been open about his mental health issues on several occasions including a series of tweets in April last year: 

“I hope to one day create a way out of depression that doesn’t mean taking your own life. The Cure.”  

“Depression really sucks. Learning how to notice it can save lives and your own feelings at times. Take time to understand it, for everybody.”