Gareth Thomas had it all. He was a nationwide hero, a having icon. He was a innovator of guys, captain of Wales as well as the United kingdom Lions. To him, rugby was a manifestation of cultural identification, a sacred code. It had been no mere pastime. It gave him everything, except the independence to become himself.

This is the story of a man with a secret that was slowly killing him. Something that might devastate not merely his own life however the lives of his wife, family, close friends and teammates. The only place where he could find about Proud: My Autobiography any refuge through the pain and guilt of the rest he was living was on the pitch, playing the activity he enjoyed. But all his achievement didn’t make any risk of strain of hiding who he actually was disappear completely. His dread that telling the truth about his sexuality would drop him everything he liked almost sent him over the edge.

The deceit ended when Gareth became the world’s most prominent athlete to turn out being a gay man. His gesture offers strengthened strangers, and given him a fresh perspective. Gareth’s uplifting and moving tale transcends the world of sport to tell a general truth about sense as an outsider, and facing up to who you really are.