Los Angeles, April 20, 2017: Prince William and Pop Singer Lady Gaga FaceTimed to promote mental health awareness on Tuesday, April 18. A live stream of their exchange was shared on the Royal Family's Facebook page.
William participated in a video call with the pop singer to promote mental health awareness. In the video, Prince William commended the 'Born This Way' singer on her open letter about her experience with post-traumatic stress. Lady Gaga said that for the longest time she felt ashamed to admit to mental health issues.
William told Lady Gaga in the clip, "Harry, Catherine and I really felt this was such an important area that throughout all our charitable work, whether it was the veterans, homelessness, addiction, most of it seemed to stem back to mental health issues."
He said, "I read your open letter you wrote the other day, and I thought it was incredibly moving and very brave of you to write down such personal feelings." Prince William asked the star how it made her feel to go public with her battle. She admitted she was "very nervous" but wanted to show her fans the other side of her that the public wasn't aware of.
She admitted she was "very nervous" but wanted to show her fans the other side of her that the public wasn't aware of.
Lady Gaga went on to admit that she often wakes up feeling both tired and sad. Prince William said that he feels that it's important for many young people to talk about their mental health.
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"For me, waking up every day and feeling sad and going onstage is something that is very hard to describe. There's a lot of shame attached to mental illness. You feel like something's wrong with you," she replies in the clip. "In my life, I go, 'Oh, my goodness, look at all of these beautiful, wonderful things that I have. I should be so happy.' But you can't help it if in the
"In my life, I go, 'Oh, my goodness, look at all of these beautiful, wonderful things that I have. I should be so happy.' But you can't help it if in the morning when you wake up, you're so tired, you're so sad."
Prince William went on to invite Gaga overseas in October to work on his, Harry and Kate's charity. "It's OK to have this conversation. It's really important to have this conversation and that you won't be judged," the royal said on Tuesday.
"It's so important to break open that fear and that taboo, which is only going to lead to more problems down the line."
Hours earlier, the Telegraph published an interview with Prince Harry, in which he opened up about the grief he felt following the death of their mother, Princess Diana, in 1997, when he was 12. He revealed that he "shut down all his emotions" for nearly two decades and has sought therapy in the aftermath.
"My brother, you know, bless him, he was a huge support to me," Harry, now 32, said. "He kept saying, 'This is not right, this is not normal. You need to talk to [someone] about stuff. It's OK.'"
William, along with his brother Prince Harry and wife Kate Middleton have spearheaded a campaign to dispel the stigma that usually surrounds mental health. And it looks like they are trying to recruit as many celebrities to help them do it, too.
-prepared by Nikita Tayal of NewsGram Twitter @NikitaTayal6