Former Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay in an emotional interview- two months after explosive videos emerged of him and ended his career.
Coote told The Sun that he turned to drugs over fear of coming out in the 'macho world' of the Premier League.
Coote told The Sun: 'I felt a deep sense of shame during my teenage years in particular.
'I didn’t come out to my parents until I was 21. I didn’t come out to my friends until I was 25.
'My sexuality isn’t the only reason that led me to be in that position.