We’re Glad They’re Still Here: Celebs Who Survived Suicide Attempts

Fantasia

Singer Fantasia Barrino shot to stardom after winning the third season of “American Idol.” Going from a nobody to a household name overnight can be tough on anyone. Add in the responsibilities of being a single mom and the sole provider in her family, publicly frolicking with (and getting pregnant by) a married man, and a struggling singing career and it’s not hard to see how all of the pressure boiled over in 2010 when the singer tried to take her own life by overdosing on pills. Many speculated her philandering relationship was the root of the attempt but Barrino admitted it was much more than just that. “I lost a lot of things. I lost a lot of friends, a lot of family. I lost a lot of money. I’m not sad about any of that and I wouldn’t change any of it because it made me the woman that I am today. It made me smarter and wiser,” Barrino said.