Gareth Thomas: how my secret life took centre stage

"You can ruck and maul with me any day, baby.

What’s your favourite
position?” Last month I sat in a matinée audience in Cardiff as camp
innuendos sailed clean over the heads of several hundred excitable
schoolchildren.

Cinderella was on at the New Theatre.

The usual frightfest
of panto stars included a former Page 3 model, a former winner of a TV
talent show and an end-of-the-pier comedian.

But there was a joker in
the pack.




In the role of Dandini was a towering lunk in shimmering golden doublet and
gold-spangled knee-high boots.

In the second half he stri…