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Gareth Thomas: ‘A journalist told my parents I was HIV positive’

Former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas speaks to 5 Live's Nicky Campbell about how a reporter approached his parents before the family had discussed that he was HIV positive.

This week former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas revealed he was HIV positive, saying he wanted to ‘break the stigma’ around it. However he said he wouldn’t have done it, if a tabloid had not made threats to publish the information. In an emotional interview with 5 Live Breakfast presenter Nicky Campbell, Thomas criticised the fact a reporter approached his parents before the family had discussed it properly.

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