Perez Hilton said he was “in a bit of a spiral” weeks before discussing self-harm in a YouTube livestream, per new account

Perez Hilton, the media personality who runs the Perez Hilton brand, said in a YouTube vlog that he had been “in a bit of a spiral” during the weeks leading up to a later livestream in which he discussed self-harm. In the Aug. 6 reporting by Page Six, Hilton’s comments are described as an earlier, separate moment in which he characterized his mental state before the subsequent online event.

According to Page Six, Hilton told viewers in the vlog that he had not been doing “things that [he] knows are good for” him. The item reports that he pointed to several routines and community habits that he said were falling away, including working out and attending church, describing the situation in terms of his personal coping and stability.

The Page Six account frames the vlog as part of a broader personal update rather than a public campaign or formal announcement, with Hilton addressing his condition directly on camera. Page Six did not describe any medical evaluation, treatment timeline, or specific plan for care in the excerpted summary, focusing instead on Hilton’s self-described mindset and the routines he said he was neglecting.

The timing matters because the vlog is presented as occurring weeks before the livestream episode in which Hilton discussed self-harm, according to Page Six. The reporting places Hilton’s earlier remarks in the sequence leading up to the livestream, suggesting viewers who followed him across multiple weeks may have seen warning signs or changes in his daily practices described on camera.

Hilton is 48, according to Page Six, and the report characterizes his statements as reflecting ongoing difficulty rather than a single-day incident. Page Six’s summary emphasizes Hilton’s own words about being overwhelmed and not engaging in behaviors he linked to well-being, rather than attributing his comments to any outside cause or circumstance.

The Page Six story also notes that Hilton spoke in the vlog format, which is typically intended for direct audience communication rather than official statements. That distinction matters for audiences and for platforms, since personal vlogging can influence viewership behavior and engagement, particularly when a creator raises sensitive topics such as self-harm.

It remains unclear from the Page Six report alone what subsequent actions Hilton may have taken after the livestream, including whether he sought formal support, changed content plans, or issued follow-up messages. Page Six also does not provide details on platform moderation decisions or any additional context around the livestream beyond Hilton’s own statements described in the reporting.