History-making gay sportsman announces engagement in breathtaking Christmas video
Dónal Óg Cusack posted this beautiful Instagram reel to announce his engagement (https://www.instagram.com/donalog)
Dónal Óg Cusack posted this beautiful Instagram reel to announce his engagement (https://www.instagram.com/donalog)
History-making Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) star Dónal Óg Cusack has announced his engagement to his long-term boyfriend.
Cusack came out as gay in 2009 in his autobiography “Come What May”. His coming out saw him become Ireland’s first openly gay elite sportsman.
Throughout his career Cusack won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two All-Star awards.
The former Irish hurling goalkeeper, who made 54 championship appearances for Cork, more than any other goalkeeper in Ireland’s history, has been dating Nathan Adams for more than a decade.
Adams, a model-turned turned influencer, competes in HYROX, an indoor competition comprising eight kilometres of running and eight functional workout stations, alternating between running and exercise stations.
On Christmas Day (25 December), the pair announced that they are engaged.
Taking to Instagram, in a joint post, the pair shared a Instagram reel of them wearing engagement rings while standing on a clifftop. They captioned the post with the date and a ring emoji, adding, “Happy Christmas to all”.
Hundreds of people flocked to the comments to congratulate the pair, who live together in the village of Cloyne to the east of Cork in southern Ireland.
Among the messages of congratulations was one from bisexual Olympic taekwondo star Jack Woolley, who got engaged to his partner in March this year.
In his 2009 memoir, Cusack revealed he had slept with both men and women before realising he was gay.
He wrote: “I tried to go out with women to make sure, to see what kind of feeling it gave me.
“I went out with nice women and good women, but sure, I still knew. I wanted something else. I get more out of men. I just do. Always have. I know I am different but just in this way. Whatever you may feel about me or who I am, I’ve always been at peace with it.”
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