Few people know the real Gavin Henson. To most, he's the Welsh rugby star with the golden boots who first found fame on the field, then in the pages of glossy magazines when he started dating Charlotte Church. The couple were famously fiery
Gavin Henson’s used to taking knocks on the rugby pitch, but splitting from Charlotte Church has hit him hard. Here, he tells friend Michelle Mone OBE about their heartbreaking decision to part
With his model looks, St Tropez fake tan, and just-so hair, he quickly gained a rep for being vain.
And those were my first impressions too. We first met in February while filming 71 Degrees North, a new reality show for ITV1, where we were shipped off with other celebs to spend the next four weeks living, eating and sleeping together on a journey to the Arctic. I expected Gavin to be conceited, arrogant, full of himself.
The reality couldn't be more different. He's amazingly kind, a genuinely nice bloke, and a devoted father. It makes me sad that most people don't see this side.
Today, it is talk of his children, Ruby, two and Dexter, 18 months, that reduces this 6ft, 15st tank of a man to near tears.
"Being apart from them kills me. I just have to keep telling myself it's for the best and that Charlotte and I split up for their sakes," he says, shaking his head.