Thalassitis was the second cast member of the programme to die by suicide, following the death in June 2018 of Sophie Gradon, who appeared on the show the year before him.
Mike was a wonderful son and brother and will be dearly missed.” “Today’s inquest concluded the sad news at the loss of our beautiful son and brother. In a statement read by Dave Read, Thalassitis’s manager and agent, the family thanked wellwishers “for their kind messages and support during this very difficult time”. His parents, Andy and Shirley, brother Nick and other family members were in court for the inquest, later paying tribute in a statement to their “wonderful son and brother”. The cause of death was recorded as cerebral hypoxia and hanging. Toxicology reports showed he had consumed alcohol and cocaine, while traces of prescription drugs including antidepressants were also detected. Their contents were not revealed but Andrew Walker, the senior coroner, said the letters “clearly set out his intention that his life should come to an end”. The notebook also contained a number of letters addressed to family members, she said.
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PC Emma Clauson, one of the officers on the scene, told the inquest she had found a black notebook containing “a diary, letters and positive thoughts”. Thalassitis’s body was found by a jogger in a park near his home in Enfield, north London, on the morning of 16 March, the inquest heard.
His profession recorded by the inquest was celebrity.
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He was a contestant on the 2017 series of the show, and appeared on the E4 programme Celebs Go Dating the following year. Thalassitis, 26, a former lower league footballer, hanged himself on 16 March after leaving notes for members of his family, the inquest heard. “It’s such an awful world that we live in. Speaking outside North London coroner’s court after a verdict of suicide was recorded, Brown said it was “important to let his memory live on”. Montana Brown appeared alongside Thalassitis on the ITV2 programme Love Island and remained close to him after the series ended. A reality TV star has urged people to be “a little bit nicer, a little bit kinder” after an inquest concluded that her friend and fellow contestant Mike Thalassitis killed himself in March this year.