Keegan Hirst defines himself on all his socials as an online men's coach helping gay men build incredible bodies, a rock-solid mindset, and unstoppable confidence is a retired professional rugby player. As an athlete and a gay man, he played a crucial part in my life and my partner of 7 years. In an interview with the Sunday Mirror in August 2015, he came out as gay, becoming the first British professional rugby league player to do so. Anyone who is a rugby fan knows that it is not easy to come out in such a masculine world while being married with two kids is a courageous move.
My partner and I were among his biggest fans, as we run a similar support group for gay men who need help with their confidence. Not only I have listened to his podcast, the Hirst locker, more than Keegan himself, but also I posted it on all my socials and encouraged others who are feeling down to listen to his words mainly because he sometimes talks about very personal matters in very informal and straightforward worded kind of way that we as gay men face on a daily basis. However, about two months ago, someone posted a link to another thread on another well-known forum that made me question everything Keegan said. If you follow him on both Twitter and Instagram, you see that not only he is a family-oriented guy, but also he likes to show that he is a nice and caring gentleman. The caption he wrote to now his ex-boyfriend, which I assume was his first ever serious boyfriend, shows how strong their bond was, in which not only did they buy a house together, but they lived with each other for more than seven years. All that said, you wonder what could have happened for him to decide that it was okay to cheat and betray his partner of 7 plus years twice (first time ;
Rugby star Keegan Hirst ‘had secret boyfriend’ when he filmed awkward First Dates – claims ex wife read his ex-wife's tweets -- second time just before Christmas 2021)? I know how frustrating any relationship could be, but if feelings are there that I believe it was, then it was fixable unless his intentions were something else.
I feel like we should hold any celebs we follow online that talk about serious life-changing stuff accountable for their personal life choices cause simply, what's the point of pretending to be someone else. In contrast to living a private life as a totally different person? I know how awful this experience and breakup must have been for his ex, Lewis, considering he did not post anything on his socials after his holiday, which I am guessing he caught his partner texting that other dude. Our LGBTQ community is under enough attack these days, especially with those congressmen and women who voted no to same-sex marriage a couple of weeks ago. So I would like to ask Keegan Hirst why? Didn't he mean any word of this letter he wrote to his younger self (
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrnstrd ) ? Also, to that person who thought it was okay to interfere with their relationship and eventually cause a breakup, how would you feel if someone did that to you?