Sarah Becker, actress on reality show “The Real World,” dies at age 52 – WPXI

TMZ was the first source to report Becker’s death. According to the celebrity news website, an unnamed family member confirmed that Becker committed suicide. She returned to Illinois last year “to take care of her family” and had been “struggling with mental health issues for the past few months,” according to TMZ.

“Sarah Becker was a ray of sunshine… Full of energy and positivity, you couldn’t help but feel her warmth in her presence,” Becker’s friend Daniel Norton posted on Facebook. “I’m grateful for our adventures and our laughter. Big hugs to the whole Wildstorm family!”

Becker was 25 when she joined “The Real World,” Us Weekly reported. On the show, she described herself as a “19-year-old trapped in a 25-year-old body.”

Becker, who lived in La Jolla, California, at the time of the series, worked in the comics industry and was employed by Wildstorm Productions (or WildStorm), a comic book imprint, according to the magazine.

Her co-stars on the fifth season of “The Real World” included Dan Renzi, Melissa Padrón, Joe Patane, Cynthia Roberts, Flora Alekseyeva and Mike Lambert, Us Weekly reported.

“I just learned that one of the kindest people I have ever known, especially during the formative periods of my life, has passed away,” Joel Benjamin wrote in a Facebook post. “Every time I thought of her, I saw her smile and bubbly personality. You were loved and will be missed.”

Renzi posted on Instagram on Sunday after learning of the death of “one of my roommates on ‘The Real World.’ adding: “Sarah and I haven’t spoken since our show ended, so I don’t know anything about her problems.”

“The seven of us in this cast have lived through a bizarre, intense and sometimes traumatic experience together, and that creates a bond between people even when they choose not to associate with each other,” Renzi wrote. “All I can say is, it’s very sad.”

Alekseyeva wrote in an Instagram post that she was “beside herself and sad” when she heard of Becker’s death.

“I can’t believe this,” she wrote.

Note: If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themselves, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers free support through the Lifeline by dialing 988For more information on risk factors and warning signs, visit the organization’s website. official website.