When Jonny was younger, he came very close to suicide. The only thing that stopped him was a stranger he encountered when he went to end his life on a bridge.

The stranger transformed his life and Jonny went onto start a social media campaign 'Find Mike' that eventually turned into the Channel 4 documentary 'The Stranger on the Bridge'.

Now with an MBE from his work to raise awareness for mental health, we spoke to Jonny about his challenges with masculinity, sexuality and mental health before he found himself on that bridge.



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