Party Rock Anthem singer struggled with mental health before death

Lauren Bennett, a 36-year-old British singer and former member of the girl group G.R.L., took her own life, an inquest has concluded. The inquest revealed that Bennett had been battling severe mental health issues prior to her death on May 29th. On the day of her passing, Bennett told her husband Kenny Wormald that she was going for a walk, while he remained asleep in bed.

When she failed to return for several hours and did not respond to calls or texts from him and other family members, Wormald and her father sought her whereabouts. It was disclosed during the inquest that Bennett had been under the care of "special mental health services" at the time of her death. She had experienced adverse reactions to medication and expressed a lack of belief in her recovery.

The inquest found that no alcohol or illicit drugs were present in Bennett's system when she died. In July, G.R.L. announced Bennett's death on their Instagram account, expressing their grief and the profound impact she had on them. The song "Party Rock Anthem," of which Bennett was a part, has been recognized by Billboard as the fifth most successful song of all time, having spent six weeks as the number one track on its Hot 100 chart in 2011.

Bennett's former band, Paradiso Girls, also paid tribute to her, describing her as "super talented, super beautiful and super funny."