Teenage boy made at least 43 attempts to take his own life after being persuaded to do 'sexual things' with gay TV celebrity

                                                Ben Cowburn, 18, from Truro, Cornwall, (left) was swept into a hedonistic lifestyle by the man - named only as 'Mr X' - after being appointed his stylist. An inquest today heard how he felt pressured into sexual acts with the star which left him feeling 'disgusted'. After Mr X and Ben fell out the teen made several suicide attempts and was admitted to a mental health hospital. There, Ben took a serious drug overdose, and four days later on December 15 2010, was found dead. The inquest, attended by his parents and sister (pictured left).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   posted by Emanto Ngaloru  March 25, 2014.