Yesterday, the official trailer of actor Will Smith's latest fitness documentary "Best Shape of My Life" was released at YouTube, in which Smith talked about his mental health problems and confessed that he had wanted to commit suicide.
The six-episode youTube original series chronicles the "Men in Black" star losing 20 pounds and "reaching the best figure of his life" in 20 weeks. The documentary was shot while writing his forthcoming memoir, Will, and together they can help provide a deeper understanding of the life and mental health of the Hollywood A-list star.
"When I started the show, I thought I was in the best shape of my life, but mentally, I wasn't. I ended up discovering a lot of secret things about myself," Smith said in the trailer.
After experiencing a physically and mentally challenging pandemic, Smith embarked on a high-intensity physical exercise to get himself back into his ideal physical condition. He began to question the behavior behind his success. With the help of family and other friends, he recounted how his public profile as Hollywood's hottest action star served as a defense mechanism for mental health.
In the trailer, Smith not only exercises, but also writes books. He said the Will book "revealed my life and many things that people didn't know about." The actor also referred to his family as "the only time in my life that I ever considered suicide." ）。
The first two episodes of the documentary Best Shape of My Life will premiere on Monday, November 8, and the remaining four will air daily on Will Smith's official YouTube channel. Smith's first autobiography, Will, will also be released on November 9.
Will Smith's first autobiography
The five-day documentary screening was Smith's second collaboration with YouTube Originals, the first being Will Smith: The Jump. At a charity event in 2018, the actor bligged from a helicopter over the Grand Canyon in Arizona to celebrate his 50th birthday.