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a Former rugby player Gareth Thomas has said, a journalist spoke with his parents about his HIV-status, they would have discussed it.

he said he would not" have made "absolutely, his diagnosis publicly, if a tabloid did not publish threats.

on The Day prior to the completion of an Ironman Triathlon .

Thomas spoke A Day after the Cricket player.

The former British & Irish Lions captain said he had the status of living In Fear of The Press , the publication of the details of his HIV.

And he criticized a reporter to his parents, before The Family had discussed properly.

"imagine which position brings me in. I can never, never, ever, ever have this moment again with My Mother and my father, and told them something so personal to me," he said Breakfast BBC.

"you're right that away from me.

"I'm happy that I have parents who love me and support me through anything, but I have deserves to have this moment with you. "

Gareth Thomas completing the triathlon in Tenby on Saturday

The 45-year-old, from Sarn, Bridgend, said to hold had a secret, was the hardest part of The Diagnosis .

"I live In Fear that it will be released," he told BBC Radio Wales on Wednesday and added: "The tabloid press will create your own right.

"they will send you a letter, and everything you do is to ignore it. I don't have The Money to fight in order to be able, a huge tabloid to court.

"If you do, you will find it somehow a justification to do it. You will say it is OK, A Family member told us something. "

In one video, Thomas had said that he was forced to make The Announcement , after threats were made to expose him from the "evil" of his HIV status.

she Asked whether he would have spoken about his HIV status without The Press involvement, he replied: "I would love to sit here and say, Yes, but I would be a hypocrite if I did.

"Absolutely Not . It has nothing to do with anyone else. "

He spoke The Day after the Stokes called, a front-page story in the newspaper "The Sun " about His Family , "absolutely disgusting" and "the lowest form of journalism".

It's such a personal and traumatic events "that affected had been" treated deeply, His Family in New Zealand More Than 30 years ago.

The Sun told the BBC that it had the cooperation of A Family member.

'media ethics'

Damian Collins MP, Chairman of the parliamentary Digital, culture, media and Sport Committee, told BBC Wales: "I think that there is a public interest in the people under this kind of pressure.

"Put you in this kind of situation, I think that is a private matter. It should only Take a decision for the [Thomas] to. "

Ben Stokes said he was disgusted "and horrified" by The Sun history

Angela Phillips , a professor of journalism at Goldsmiths University, London, who has evidence to the Leveson inquiry into media ethics, said stories like that of Stokes and Thomas were A Question of ethics rather than the freedom of The Press , or the right.

she told BBC Radio 5 Live: "now We have ourselves in a situation in This Country , in our tabloid media, in part because of The Internet and Social Media and the way, the stories that travel now, is that everything is justified in The Money .

"you seem to have lost any sense of whether this story is not touching as much damage to the people whose background you revealed are, should be, it with a barge-pole. "

However, speak to the Stokes story broke, Ian Murray, executive director of The Society of editors, said that care had to be taken, on The Principle of a free press.

"I'm not defending The Sun - what I defend is The Principle , and we say be very careful what we do. "

He continued: "We have a free press. It is like a jewel in The Crown of a free society. And it is the politicians, the rich, the powerful, the would like to see the free press are closed circles on The Sharks . "

"Absolute legend"

On Saturday, Thomas said he wanted to show how people with HIV were wrong as a need-walking-sticks, and "close to dying".

The Following day, he finished the race Ironman in 12 hours and 18 minutes, cheered on by the crowds and the high emotions on the way.

Since The Announcement , support for Thomas has utete.

He said to The Duke of Sussex, on Tuesday, and said The Duke was "passionate about the removal of the stigma, so people can go and not Be Afraid to Take the test".

"We go to work," he added.

Prince Harry also posted a message on Instagram, saying: "Gareth , you're an absolute legend! In sharing your story, that HIV salvage+, you are, in life, and smashing the stigma by showing the life strong and resilient, while with HIV. "

Prince William also tweeted his support for the former player.

Thomas told his story in a documentary shown on the BBC on Wednesday.

Gareth Thomas : HIV and Me will be shown on Bbc One Wales on Wednesday, 18. September, 21:00 CEST, and the Bbc Iplayer .

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Source of news: bbc.com