Gay former rugby star Gareth Thomas admits he prayed the sport would turn him straight – and even made homophobic jibes with team-mates.

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2011 - Rugby player Gareth Thomas at an LGTB reception at No10 to launch new campaign to kick homophobia and transphobia out of sport. Photo By David Cameron and Gareth Thomas.jpg: ukhomeoffice derivative work: User:Tsange (File:David Cameron and Gareth Thomas.jpg) [CC-BY-2.5], via Wikimedia Commons

Gay former rugby star Gareth Thomas admits he prayed the sport would turn him straight – and even made homophobic jibes with team-mates.

And the Welsh hunk confesses he took out his anger on opponents on the pitch.

Dancing On Ice favourite Gareth, who came out as gay in 2009, says: “I’ve been through years of torment battling with my sexuality. I became a master of playing the straight man.

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