Sarah Becker, a former reality TV star who appeared in Season 5 of MTV‘s “The Real World,” has died. She was 52.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Sarah Becker,” an MTV spokesperson told People. “Our hearts go out to her familyand friends in this time of grief.”
Becker’s family told TMZ that she died by suicide last week at her home in Illinois. She had recently moved to the area to take care of her family with the intention to move back to California in the future. According to her family, Becker was struggling with her mental health, as well as recovering from a skateboarding accident.