The Real World star Sarah Becker dies aged 52-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro

The Real World star Sarah Becker has died aged 52 (Pictures: Facebook)

The Real World star Sarah Becker has died at the age of 52.

The MTV favorite, who appeared on the Miami-based version of the reality series, died by suicide.

Her family confirmed the news to TMZ, explaining that she was at her home in Illinois at the time.

She’d moved to the area to care for her mom and sister, but had planned to eventually head to California when she could.

According to the outlet, she had struggled with mental health issues in the last few months – while also recovering from a skateboarding accident.

She was described by her loved ones as a ‘selfless’ person who took care of everyone.

Sarah came to fame on season five of the Real World (Picture: YouTube)

Becker worked in the comic book industry but switched things up in 1996 when she appeared in season five of the Real World, which was set in Miami.

The hugely popular series ran on MTV for 33 seasons, before it ended in 2016, and followed a group of young people living in a house together across several months.

Her castmates included Cynthia Robert, Melissa Padron, Flora Alekseyeva, Dan Renzi, Joe Patane and Mike Lambert.

‘I am beyond myself and sad to just hear that my roomate Sarah died. I can’t believe this,’ she wrote.

‘She was the most selfless person I knew. She was always kind and helpful to everyone. I haven’t spoken to her in years and never knew she was troubled.

‘My prayers go out to her family. RIP my roomate, my friend. May you skate with angels and never feel pain again #therealworldmiami.’

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