Mike Thalassitis spent final hours drinking in popular Towie pub as pals reveal he seemed 'excited for future'
TRAGIC Mike Thalassitis was drinking in a popular Towie pub and seemed "excited for the future" just hours before he died.
The Love Island star, 26, had been chatting with Three Colts landlord Adam Brooks about a new cafe he was planning on opening in Loughton, Essex.
Just hours later, he was discovered hanged in a park in Edmonton, North London, with cops not treating his death as suspicious.
Mr Brooks wrote on Twitter: "I’ve just seen this and I’m in total shock , how sad…I was only chatting with him last night at my pub…How unbelievably tragic…My thoughts are with his Family and his friends at this sad time".
He continued: "That’s me done tonight on here .. he wasn’t a friend ,but he seemed a very nice guy , we were only chatting last night about his new cafe project in Loughton High Rd and wanted my advice.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
"He was excited for it. Truly gutted for him, his family and friends #LifeIsCruel #RIPmike".
Staff at The Three Colts, which is in upmarket Buckhurst Hill, confirmed to Sun Online that Mike had been in the boozer the night before his death.
The celeb haunt is just a stone’s throw from a beauty salon where filming takes place for Towie.
YOU'RE NOT ALONE
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Mark Wright was joined by 40 guests including James 'Arg' Argent at The Three Colts before making his way to Faces nightclub for his "pre-stag do" in 2015.
The pub also featured in the eighth episode of the new series of The Bachelor UK on March 14.
Ex-footballer Mike – affectionately nicknamed Muggy Mike on Love Island – had been due to open up a restaurant called The Skillet in Loughton along with business partner Scott Neilson.
Flowers have been left outside the cafe Mike following news of his tragic death.
WHERE TO GET HELP
If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support:
- CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858
- Heads Together, www.headstogether.org.uk
- Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393
- Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41
- Samaritans, www.samaritans.org, 116 123
It comes as Mike's secret girlfriend told of her shock at his suicide, admitting it “will haunt me for the rest of my life”.
Model Ellie O’Donnell, 22, revealed she had been texting the Love Island and Celebs Go Dating star about his new restaurant the day before he died.
The news of Mike's death comes after it was revealed the star was grief-stricken over the death of his beloved grandmother and plagued with "huge debts".
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