Stephen Fry tried suicide when making doco

This is old news but I'd never heard anything about it. It was during the making of the two Out There documentaries (YouTube here) where Fry interviewed some particularly hateful people who opposed gayness (as Fry is). 

One of them I remember some gov guy in Africa saying to his face that if Fry lived in his country "I would kill you". Think that one's in the second one of the documentaries. I remember wondering at the time how he was dealing personally with all this hate being directed at him personally. He had such a cool head during the interviews.

Turns out it was during the making of these that he attempted suicide:

During the making of a documentary for the BBC the TV personality and author met a range of people promoting gay rights, but also challenged those who oppose them, including United States campaigners claiming to be able to cure homosexuality. 

He visited Russia, America and Uganda for the series exploring how the lives of men and women in different communities have been impacted by their sexuality. 

Fry revealed yesterday that during the making of this film last year he took an overdose of pills of and alcohol while alone in a hotel room. more

I guess it just goes to show, even those who appear strong and capable are still affected by gay hate against them. You can only be so "tough".