Real World star Sarah Becker reportedly passed away last week in her home in Illinois and now her family have confirmed her tragic cause of death in a sad statement

The family of MTV’s Real World star Sarah Becker have confirmed she has died by suicide – she was 52.

The reality TV star reportedly died early last week at her home in Illinois. Sarah had been caring for her unwell mother and sister in California, then she suffered a skateboarding accident, all of which took a toll on her mental wellbeing.

Sarah was a star of Real World: Miami, an American Reality television series which she appeared in back in 1996. In the show, a group of stranges audition live together for several months with cameras recording their interpersonal relationships.

Sarah lived with housemates Dan Renzi, Melissa Padrón, Joe Patane, Cynthia Roberts, Flora Alekseyeun and Mike Lambert.

Sarah appeared in Real World when she was 25