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Eve Rowlands

Ian ‘H’ Watkins shares emotional message to his childhood self after Cowbridge Pride

Welsh Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins has said he is "overwhelmed and filled to the brim with emotions" after organising and seeing Cowbridge Pride come to life in which he "march[ed] in his town, with his children and the man he loves".

In a post on social media platform Instagram, the 47-year-old from Tonypandy shared a picture of him and his partner Tom Hope during the Cowbridge Pride parade, which took place on Saturday, June 24, wearing matching denim jackets that had ribbons of all colours of the rainbow as well as some sequin strands flowing from the seams and sharing a kiss. In the caption that went alongside the snap, Ian explained how his "passion project" - Cowbridge Pride - became a "crusade" to help children and families feel supported and not "alone, scared and 'different'."

In reference to this, Ian - who has twin boys Macsen and Cybi - detailed some of the heartbreaking things he experienced as a child, being "bullied" for being "different".

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