As he enters the final stages of SAS Australia, the nation's toughest | reality show, former NRL star Darius Boyd tells Woman's Day one of the more difficult aspects to come from the experience is watching himself be vulnerable about his past on screen.
“It's never easy talking about it all, but I knew going in that was going to be part of it,” the 34-year-old says about seeing himself open up on the mentally challenging series.
“But I think it's part of the process, talking about your challenges and how you can overcome them. It's the way to be open and honest."
During his recent interrogation on the show, the former Brisbane Broncos and Newcastle Knights player revealed the extent of his tumultuous childhood - he never knew his father and was estranged from his mother when he was just eight. He also admitted that his personal struggles playing professional football led to him cheating on his wife Kayla before entering a mental health facility in 2014.
This story is from the April 4, 2022 edition of Woman's Day Australia.
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