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Mikey Walsh (born 22 September 1980) [1] is a British writer and columnist.
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Mikey Walsh | |
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| Born | 22 September 1980 |
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Mikey Walsh (born 22 September 1980) [1] is a British writer and columnist.
Walsh was brought up to be a bare-knuckle fighter in the Romany community, but being gay, he was forced to leave his family and culture in 1996. [2]
Walsh's earliest interview was for BBC Radio 4's The Choice with Michael Buerk where he spoke about his life and what brought him to have to leave his culture. [3] [4] In 2014 and 2015, Walsh was added to The Independent's Rainbow List of the most influential British LGBT people. [5] [6]
Gypsy Boy (2010) [7] [8] [9] was Walsh's debut autobiography and a UK best-seller. [10] It was published by Hodder & Stoughton UK and St. Martin's Press USA.
Gypsy Boy: On the Run (2011) [11] [12] [13] was Walsh's second autobiography and sequel to Gypsy Boy, also a UK best-seller. [14] It was published by Hodder & Stoughton UK and St. Martin's Press USA.
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The film adaptation of Walsh's first book, Gypsy Boy, was in development, [15] with the screenplay adapted by James Graham. [16] X+Y director Morgan Matthews was set to direct, [17] [18] and Benedict Cumberbatch was set to play Walsh's Father. [19] [20]
Walsh was filmed for the first time to share his coming out story for The Albert Kennedy Trust's winter appeal. [21] [22] [23]
Walsh has been featured in Attitude's [24] "Gay Role Models" issue, [25] and has written various guest columns for Gay Times . [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
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Mikey Walsh talks to Michael Buerk about his agonising decision to leave his gypsy community and family behind to face an alien world with no education or support, knowing he would never be able to return.
Prepare to sob. Mikey Walsh explains his painful decision to turn his back on his Gypsy community in the first of a new series of The Choice
'Attitude talks to Mikey Walsh, Author of the harrowing memoir, Gypsy Boy
Bittersweet memoir of a man born into a Romany family
'So intense, you might miss your bus stop'.
Mikey doesn't see his life story as tragic
EF speak to bestselling author Mikey Walsh about his incredible childhood memoirs
Gypsy Boy, by Mikey Walsh. It's an 80s gay coming-of-age story...
James is now adapting the best-selling memoir Gypsy Boy for BBC Films
'You can't change what's in your blood. i am a gypsy man. and i am gay'.
'To know adversity, to fight it, and win. that makes you the strongest people in the world'.
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