Sarah Becker, a cast member on the fifth season of MTV's hit reality show “The Real World,” has died. She was 52 years old.
Becker's family confirmed the news to TMZ and said she committed suicide. She had recently moved from California to Illinois to care for members of her family and she was struggling with her mental health in addition to recovering from a skateboard accident, they said.
She worked at Wildstorm Comics in La Jolla before joining the reality show in 1996. Becker was known as a tomboy and described herself in a “Real World” promo as “a 19-year-old girl trapped in a girl's body.” 25″. “
Becker's time on the show was memorable for her side business delivering restaurant supplies, a bitter argument with her roommate, confronting another housemate, taking a trip to the Bahamas, and bringing home a puppy named Leroy. .
His former castmates expressed their condolences through social media.
“I am beyond myself and saddened to hear that my [roommate] “Sarah died,” Flora Alekseyeun wrote Sunday on Instagram, calling Becker “kind,” “selfless” and “helpful.”
“I haven't spoken to her in years and I never knew she was worried. My prayers are with her family. RIP my [roommate], my friend. May you skate with angels and never feel pain again.”
“RIP spacious. I pray there is happiness for you on the other side,” Cynthia Roberts said on her Instagram Story alongside a recent photo of Becker.
“Sarah and I haven't spoken since the end of our show, so I don't know anything about her struggles,” Dan Renzi posted on Instagram. “The seven of us in that cast went through a strange, intense and sometimes traumatic experience together, and that creates a connection between people, even when they choose not to associate with each other. I can only say that it is very sad.”
Joe Patane remembered her on Facebook, praising how she “dedicated herself to becoming a life coach and eventually a licensed marriage and family therapist to help others and perhaps better understand her own mental health challenges.”
“Suicide should never be an option, but I hope she is at peace, and those who knew and loved her will seek the care they need, as I must, to grieve, love, LIVE and thrive.”
