Geordie Shore star Grant Coulson says he has 'found love' with a man after sleeping with over 30 women during his time on TV.
The 31-year-old - who appeared on the MTV show back in 2014 - says he has fallen in love with his partner Scott, who he hopes to marry one day.
Coulson says people will finally get to know the 'real me' after 'hiding myself for such a long period of time'.
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"I think now I just feel more comfortable with who I am," the TV star told The Sun.
"For years I hid the real me and now I am finally happy, I feel like everyone needs to know the real me.
"I feel like I have been hiding myself for such a long period of time, it just a bit of a weight lifted off my shoulders."
He referred to his time on reality telly as being 'uncomfortable'.
“When I was doing TV shows I didn't want anyone to know back then because I feel like it would have ruined the opportunity,” he explains.
“It was a bit like you were in a character because on Geordie Shore, you are around these alpha males who go out every night pulling lasses basically.
“And that's the kind of people they wanted on the show at the time, yeah. So I had to go along with that, it wasn’t who I was but for so long I had to pretend to be that kind of thing.
“I would beat myself up, think how much more of this can I do, how much longer can I lie for and be this person I’m not.
“I was actually hospitalised, I was on anxiety medication. I couldn’t work, I stopped socialising with people. I locked myself away for a good six months.”
He has thanked Scott for bringing out the best in him.
“I 100% I wouldn’t be talking about it, it’s only because I have found someone I am comfortable with, who is exactly the same as me," the star added.
“He just brings out the best in me and I bring out the best in him.
“He moved in and we have some big plans in the next couple of months.
“We have a dog together, called Hugo, so it’s going well.
“I feel like he is the one, I have definitely settled down. I hope marriage is on the cards.”
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, LGBTQ
Anish Vij