Sydney Crouch gives fans ‘raw’ insight about her mum’s death

YouTuber duo Syd and Ell may have split in 2021 but it's a new year and they've both launched their own YouTube channels.

Syd (real name Sydney May Crouch) created her own channel last year and while she's only briefly hinted about the fallout she had with former BFF Ell (aka Ellie Jarrett), she's been busy posting vlogs and hauls on her solo channel.

Now the 24-year-old influencer has filmed her own documentary about her losing her mum at just nine years old.

In part one of her documentary Drugs Came First, the YouTuber was joined by her family and her mum's friends where they discussed Syd's mum's life and when she started taking drugs.

Hundreds of Syd's followers rushed to praise her for bringing awareness to the topic with one person writing, "You’re so brave and strong for doing this Syd, all of your family are! Proud of you always <3".

Another person commented, "Must’ve been so raw for you, so proud that you are raising awareness. Your Mum, your Nan and your family will be so incredibly proud of you ❤️".

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One more fan added, "As a secondary school teacher I would love to show this series to our year 10&11s. Raising awareness in a sensitive, honest and raw way. Fantastic and so inspiring. Well done 💕".

In the trailer for her documentary, Syd revealed why she wanted to speak about such an intimate part of her life.

"I think the reason I want to do the documentary and I want to tell my mum's story is because I have a platform and I think it's important.

"When I was nine years old my mum passed away from a 25 year drug addiction," she explained.

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In an episode that is yet to air on her YouTube channel, a letter Syd's mum wrote to her daughter is read out.

"To my darling Sydney, Mummy just wanted to write to you to tell you how proud I was of you when I came to see you."

In another scene - that's yet to air - Syd's nan explains that at one point social services rang her to explain that Joel (Syd's younger brother) would be taken from his mum.

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This isn't the first time Syd has spoken about her mum's death. In 2019, she raised awareness on her old YouTube channel Syd and Ell.

She explained, "My mum was a drug addict on and off for about 20 years and when she had me and my brother, she came off it and tried to come clean.

"My nan's told me about times where my mum came off drugs, she was in rehab and she was so ill. She was anorexic and my nan said it was painful to watch."

Syd went on to say, "My mum tried on and off to get off them and she physically couldn't stop [taking drugs] and I still don't know to this day the exact story because everyone gets upset about it.

"But I do know that her body couldn't handle it and she went into cardiac arrest. She went into hospital and was in a coma for about a week."

If you have been affected by the issues in this story, please contact your local GP or check out the Frank website to find local drug treatment services.