Simone Holtznagel has paid tribute to her late friend Charlotte Dawson, who took her own life four years ago.
(pictured L-R: Madeline 'Maddy' Huett-Auld, Charlotte Dawson, Simone Holtnagel).
Simone Holtznagel has paid tribute to her late friend Charlotte Dawson, who took her own life four years ago.
(pictured L-R: Madeline 'Maddy' Huett-Auld, Charlotte Dawson, Simone Holtnagel).
Australian model Simone Holtznagel has paid tribute to her late friend Kiwi-born Charlotte Dawson, who took her life four years ago following a battle with depression.
Today, an emotional essay dedicated to Charlotte was posted to Holtznagel's Instagram page featuring a faded photo of herself with Charlotte and fellow model Madeline 'Maddy' Huett-Auld.
Holtznagel is currently in South Africa competing on I'm A Celebrity, writing: "Today marks 4 years since Charlotte left us."
Simone Holtznagel attends the Guess 1981 fragrance launch at Chateau Marmont on March 21, 2017 in Los Angeles. Photo / Getty Images
"Simone and Maddy would like to thank everyone for their support of Sim in the jungle so far and use this day as a bittersweet reminder of the importance of charities like @beyondblueofficial - #beyondblueworks to equip the 3 million+ Australians living with anxiety and depression with the knowledge & skills to protect their own mental health and break down the barriers that prevent people speaking up and seeking support," the post said.
"Simone's IAC [I'm A Celebrity] charity is Beyond Blue in tribute to her dear friend Charlotte."
Earlier this month, Simone broke down while speaking to her fellow I'm A Celebrity contestants about Charlotte, revealing them that she had to ID Charlotte's body following her passing.
She broke down as she spoke out about one of her "best friends" and Australia's Next Top Model mentor Charlotte Dawson.
In the emotional chat with fellow jungle dwellers on I'm a Celebrity today, the model described the moment it all started to fall apart for Dawson.
Holtznagel told I'm a Celebrity contestants that she had to ID Dawson's body.
Dawson, who Holtznagel describes as "one of my best friends", took her own life in February 2014 when she was 47.
"She was a model, she was really famous in Australia and New Zealand and then she met this guy called Scott Miller who was at the time, an Olympic swimmer," she explained.
"Then she fell pregnant and he was training for the Olympics and she was like pressured from his camp and him to have an abortion.
"They had this incredibly public break up and divorce" she told other celebrities in the jungle camp.
Dawson and Olympic swimmer Scott Miller tied the knot in 1999.
"That's when she first started to get depression. She was just a massive target, especially when she turned 40 and she was single and didn't have kids. People were so mean to her.
"Me and my best friend had to ID her body and I was like 'I love you so much'."
Previously on the show, psychic Jackie Gillies gave Holtznagel an emotional reading about Dawson.
"She wrote a journal and in this journal, you are in it," Gillies told Holtznagel.
"She is also telling me you have a lot of anger as to why she did what she did. And she's telling me to tell you she had financial distress. She is telling me it all got too much for her. She is sorry with the way she left."
Her psychic abilities see the Real Housewives of Melbourne reality star and wife of Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies travel the country.
"You've asked her to come to you and you want to know why she hasn't just appeared to prove that she is around you," Gillies said.
"She's come to you in a dream, times 10."
Holtznagel is competing on I'm A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! to raise awareness, and hopefully the A$100,000 prize money, for her chosen charity, Beyond Blue, in tribute to Dawson.
If you are worried about your or someone else's mental health, the best place to get help is your GP or local mental health provider. However, if you or someone else is in danger or endangering others, call police immediately on 111.
