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The Real Gareth Thomas

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 5 LiveLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 5 Live

Former Wales rugby union captain Gareth Thomas talks about how he lived a lie throughout his rugby career, as a gay man.
Thomas talks about his marriage to his childhood sweetheart and using away games and fake stag weekends as elaborate cover stories while picking up men in London's gay scene. He also reveals how he was scared to admit his sexuality to the world of rugby, and fighting his gay urges after his first gay sexual encounter at 18. Show less

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