Hardman issued a new single for Christmas 2013 called "Christmas Number One (#FeedEmYellowSnow)" with Lloyd Wilkinson, and set off on a Christmas tour with Tom Mann and Giles Potter, from 2013's The X Factor. The tour was called The Lil' Chris-tmas tour. On 3 December 2013, the Official Chart Company listed "Christmas Number One (#FeedEmYellowSnow)" as a contender for the Christmas Number One spot on 22 December 2013, but the single failed to chart. In 2014 Hardman launched MAML, his own alternative clothing label incorporating his own designs. The range was available for several months online and from a store in Hardman's home town of Lowestoft. He continued to write new material with producer Guy Barnes, which he hoped would be released in the summer of 2014, but by this time Hardman had no management or record label or distribution in place, so it was planned to release his summer anthem 'Louder' with other songs on an EP in 2015. Death Hardman had depression alongside other mental health issues. In April 2014 he tweeted: "I hope to one day create a way out of depression that doesn't mean taking your own life. The Cure." In October 2014 he tweeted, "Depression really sucks. Learning how to notice it can save lives and your own feelings at times. Take time to understand it, for everybody."Chris Hardman's Twitter account – 21 October 2014 On 3 March 2015, Hardman tweeted, "Thinking about quitting music forever...there has to come a time eventually when I have to face reality. I'm just not good enough." 'McBusted lead tributes after death of Lil Chris' – BBC Newsbeat – 24 March 2015 The inquest into his death held at Bury St Edmunds in 2016 was told that he missed the limelight when his career stalled. Hardman died on 23 March 2015 at his Lowestoft home at the age of 24. His friend found him not breathing and called 999. Paramedics were called to his home, but they were unable to revive him and they declared him dead at the scene. Suffolk Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious. Tributes were given by people such as boxer Anthony Ogogo, who had attended the same school, and Gene Simmons. On 29 April 2015, it was reported that the cause of death was suicide by hanging. A statement issued by his family on 30 March 2015 paid tribute to