Gabby Logan has shared a candid insight into the loss of her brother Daniel, who died when the two were just teenagers.
Sports presenter Logan, 52, admitted she reached a point in her grief at the age of 19 where "it all came crashing down".
Logan's younger brother tragically died at the age of 15, and the television presenter has revealed the struggles she faced in the aftermath of the family loss.
She explained how the first anniversary of her younger brother's death led to a breakdown as she faced university exams.
Gabby Logan reflected on a family tragedy
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"I was running around running from my grief, probably, and then by the end of my first year at university, so just around the time of his first anniversary, I had some first year exams and it all kind of came crashing down," she recalled.
Speaking on the ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast, Logan added: "I'd stopped sleeping properly.
"I felt very wobbly, I just kind of lost my balance and I went to see a doctor and he gave me some sleeping tablets and I thought 'That's not what I need'.
"Even I knew that's not the answer to what was going on, it was much deeper than that, it was the plaster and my dad had had a lot of problems with sleeping tablets. He said 'Don't take those, that's not a good route.'"
Logan went on to reflect how she eventually decided to try counselling before embarking on her successful career.
The presenter, who usually focuses on sports reporting, recently opened up about the emotional impact that comes from presenting tragic news headlines.
Presenter Logan recalled the harrowing impact of losing her brother in her teens
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In a discussion on her Mid Point Podcast with BBC Radio 5 Live's Rick Edwards, she commented: "I remember the last time I filled in on 5 Live Breakfast, I remember coming away and feeling really sad, that day some terrible things had happened [on the news].
"I rang Kenny and said 'I don't know how people do this every day' because you do take on a lot in those three hours."
Responding, Edwards recalled: "When I first started [Radio 5 Live] I don't think I realised that I was taking stuff on. But I did when Russia invaded Ukraine.
"After a few weeks of that, it was obviously horrendous and I just had a sort of moment where I was like I feel really sort of really, really down and I couldn't quite figure out why and then it just sort of clicked. Well, it's that, it's quite relentlessly bleak."
In another insight into her family life, Logan shared an emotional moment last year as she posted a video clip from the year prior.
Taking to her Instagram account in August, Logan shared the moment she found out that her family had bought her a standard poodle - Maverick - for her 50th birthday.
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Sharing the video alongside a series of images of Maverick the dog, Logan penned: "@loislogansj sent this to our family WhatsApp tonight.
"Excuse the dressing gown and ugly crying in the film here …..it’s the morning of my 50th birthday (18 months ago) and I was told to wait until I had opened all my presents before I opened this specific card.
"I was secretly worried @kennylogan11 had bought me a sports car, was this a picture of a fast (midlife cliche) car I didn’t want? But no I was thankfully very wrong, they’d bought me a standard poodle.
"When I was a kid my family loved poodles, Sadie was our family dog. A chocolate brown standard. But @kennylogan11 @loislogansj and @reuben_logan pushed back whenever I suggested we get one they always said they weren’t ‘real dogs’.
"So I gave up the campaign and have loved our boxers Sydney and Milo and our labradoodle Maggie. And that was that.
"But a few months before I turned 50 Lois suggested to Kenny it would be a great surprise present to find me a standard poodle. She did the search and found a litter about to be born near Bath at the right time and then drove with Kenny to see the 3-week old puppies, and then Maverick chose them.
"Then she had a card made which was a hologram picture of 5-week-old Maverick coming out of a gift box. She wrote the most beautiful words inside the card (from all of them). And I was overwhelmed.
"However it’s totally backfired on them all. Because they are utterly enamoured and in love with the beautiful, clever, big handsome guy. Milo and Maggie are still equally loved and cherished but I guess it’s like having a third child, you can always find a bit more love.
"NB - video showing my children laughing their hearts out at my tears should resonate with parents of teenagers. And @christineyorathdesign the original poodle lover finally cuddling one of our dogs after all these years."
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