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Published 18:06 18 Apr 2018 BST
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"I would spend hours in the shower trying to wash it out and you can't do that, but at the time I thought 'I need to wash this away from me.' And then I sort of put a lot of weight on and I became quite obese, so I decided I needed to lose weight because I wasn't happy with my image. "Then I became bulimic because I'd put the weight on, making myself sick and this went on for five or six years. I was living a lie, about my sexuality and mental health issues. After losing the weight I decided I wanted to go to the gym and make myself look and feel better and I got hooked on steroids, so by the time I was 25 I was bulimic, hooked on steroids, deeply in depression with my mental health issues, scared that the world would not accept me."Owens went on to discuss that he had explored the option of chemical castration before being talked out of it by the doctor. He also delves into his career as a high-profile rugby referee and reveals what he feels is the difference between rugby and football. https://soundcloud.com/user-957591628/27-nigel-owens-struggles-with-sexuality-and-the-road-to-self-acceptance
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