Health & Wellbeing
USA | May 11, 2021

Lady Gaga, Glenn Close to join Prince Harry, Oprah in new mental health TV series

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Britain’s Prince Harry walking in the procession at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, during the funeral of Britain’s Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99, Britain, April 17, 2021. (File Photo: Victoria Jones/Pool via REUTERS)

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Britain’s Prince Harry and United States chat show queen Oprah Winfrey will premiere their television documentary series on mental health issues later this month, with singer Lady Gaga and actress Glenn Close among those contributing.

“The Me You Can’t See” series, co-created and produced by Harry and Winfrey, will feature stories from high-profile guests and others across the world about mental health and emotional well-being issues.

The series is set to premiere on Apple TV+, with the first show airing on May 21.

Oprah Winfrey takes part in the Women In The World Summit in New York City, U.S., April 10, 2019. (File Photo: REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs)

Winfrey said the series aimed to spark a global conversation, and replace the shame surrounding mental health with wisdom and compassion.

Among those participating will also be basketball players DeMar DeRozan from the San Antonio Spurs and Langston Galloway from the Phoenix Suns, said an Apple Tv+ statement.

“The majority of us carry some form of unresolved trauma, loss, or grief, which feels – and is – very personal,” said Prince Harry in a statement.

“Yet the last year has shown us that we are all in this together, and my hope is that this series will show there is power in vulnerability, connection in empathy, and strength in honesty.”

Prince Harry, Co-creator and Producer of the ‘Me You Can’t See’ series

“Yet the last year has shown us that we are all in this together, and my hope is that this series will show there is power in vulnerability, connection in empathy, and strength in honesty.”

Harry, who is sixth-in-line to the throne, has publicly spoken of his own mental health battles and dealing with the grief of the death of his mother Princess Diana who was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 when he was a mere 12 years old.

In March, he was named the first chief impact officer of BetterUp Inc, a service that provides employee coaching and mental health assistance.

The TV series is one of the first ventures by Harry since he and his wife Meghan stepped down from official royal duties and moved to California to forge new independent careers. The couple have also signed deals to deliver programming for Netflix and to produce and host podcasts for Spotify.

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