Bengaluru: Reportedly upset over love failure, actor Huchha Venkat of ‘Bigg Boss’ reality show fame, attempted suicide by consuming phenoyl at his farm house here yesterday.

Even before he attempted suicide, Venkat is said to have sent an SMS message to the media claiming that he was taking the extreme step as the girl he loved had ditched him.

Venkat was rushed to a private hospital, where too the actor created scenes, much to the embarrassment of the hospital staff.