Gareth Thomas is Extraordinary!

Katie Piper's Extraordinary People

Sony Music

Health & Fitness, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Gareth Thomas is a former Rugby Union captain, winning 100 caps for Wales, then moving to rugby league and leading his country to victory over France in the European cup. Going against the grain in the world of male dominated sports, Gareth came out publicly as gay in 2009 and more recently, 10 years on, revealed that he was HIV positive. Now leading a Tackle HIV campaign, Gareth uses his passion to end the stigma surrounding HIV to educate others. Gareth tells Katie a story about his experience being blackmailed, how he used this to take back control and the joys of living his life now truly as himself. This is a Somethin’ Else production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.2	Hello and welcome to Katie Piper's Extraordinary People.
1:19.2	It's the podcast where I sit down with an extraordinary person and share their story.
1:23.5	They might have overcome something incredible or they might still be on their journey.
1:28.0	With stories that will make you laugh, cry and hopefully feel a little bit inspired.
1:33.6	I'm so pleased to be joined today by a man with a story of strength and integrity.
1:40.1	Former Wales Rugby Union captain, Gareth Thomas, is no stranger to being at the top of his game, winning 100 caps for Wales, then moving to rugby league and leading his country
1:45.9	to victory over France in the European Cup. Then in 2009, everything changed for Gareth, as he
1:53.1	revealed publicly that he was gay. In a time when male sports stars were certainly not talking
1:58.6	about their sexuality. Ten years on in 2019,
2:03.2	Karif again made a brave statement to the world that he was HIV positive. On the 14th of
2:09.1	September that year, Gareth shared an emotional video online stating that he was going to
2:13.7	dedicate himself to addressing the stigma that exists around the subject.
2:23.1	Gareth is now leading a tackle HIV campaign determined to correct the misunderstanding around HIV. And he's a total legend and he joins me today. Did you like that intro?
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