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Ruby Rose cancels tour dates after announcing 'losing battle with depression'

AUSSIE DJ, model and television presenter Ruby Rose has cancelled tour dates after announcing she is ''losing my battle with depression''.

The 27-year-old took to Twitter to apologise to fans for cancelling her gigs this month after ''feeling down'' and depressed.

''It is with great sadness that despite everything I have tried in the short time I was given I am still losing my battle with depression,'' she said.

''As for cancelled dates this month I'm sorry. Very. But these things need attention sometimes. I urge u all to do the same if feeling down x.''

Support from fans offering encouragement flooded her Twitter wall.

Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle posted his support.

''I stand with you in your battle with depression @RubyRose1. Anything: just you ask! Your friend Robert,'' he said.

Channel 9's The Voice finalist Sarah De Bono said: ''Hope your okay girl, chin up! This crazy world has its ups and downs. I got your back if you ever need to talk, holla x.''

Rose was quick to confirm she was tackling the issue head on.

''No no! Im not giving up. You know that aint me! Im just addressing it and putting it before anything else right now,'' she tweeted.

''It is because of this that I will be making it my priority to take some time off work to make me the woman who once inspired so many.''

Rose later tweeted: “God! Thank you so much for all these beautiful tweets. Another reminder of what is important. I wasn't expecting that all.”

Rose has previously admitted being the victim of schoolyard bullying at University High, Parkville, in Melbourne's north.

"I absolutely hated school. There were five girls and one boy who picked on me badly. They followed me all the time after school, just yelling abuse at me. I would get so petrified I'd just run home - I never retaliated," she said in 2009.

"I never cried in front of them. I think that made it worse. They were determined to break me. Sometimes they would just come up and punch me in the head, but there was a lot of intimidation."

It is understood Rose's mother only learned of the abuse when her daughter ended up in hospital after a girl bashed her with a metal chair at a cafe across the road from her school.

Rose said while five girls and one boy were suspended from the school for three weeks over the attack, she had been left battling depression.

"I was scarily depressed," she said.

"But I got help. I was lucky, had counselling and was on anti-depressants for a time.

"I guess there's always one or two in every school that get picked on. I was a sporty kid, played footy with the boys, liked Ninja Turtles. I was just a kid.

"I never knew why. I guess I was just a bit different."

Rose's management could not to be contacted but she was scheduled to play at gigs across Australia including an upcoming show at Melbourne's Love Machine on April 20.

All dressed up with no where to go! Thanks @GeelongCats ;)