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The Independent UK
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Helen Coffey

Reverend Richard Coles says he has ‘shame’ over pretending to have HIV in the 1980s

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Reverend Richard Coles has spoken out about his “shame” over pretending he had HIV during the Aids crisis of the 1980s.

The media personality and former vicar, who competed in the 2017 series of Strictly Come Dancing, admitted it was “the worst thing I’ve ever done” during an interview with The Times.

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