Former rugby star Gavin Henson has opened up about having autism as he admitted her rarely keeps in touch with his teammates and is a ‘poor friend’. 

The sportsman, 42, who shares two children with his ex fiancé Charlotte Church, confessed he can be ‘a little bit odd’ and struggles socialising without a drink. 

Speaking during the latest episode of The Big Jim Show with host Jim Hamilton, Gavin said: ‘They’re always wanting something from me.

‘So it’s not really like a friendship, I suppose, with some of the ex-rugby boys. I’m a poor friend.

‘I am on the autism spectrum, so that’s my excuse. It’s just the way I am, it’s nothing personal. I can be a little bit odd.

‘It’s not like I’ve gone out and got a new friend. I struggle socialising that way, unless I’ve had a drink.’

Ex-rugby star Gavin Henson has revealed he has autism as he admitted to being a ‘poor friend’ and a ‘little bit odd’ in a recent interview 

Gavin said: ‘So it’s not really like a friendship, I suppose, with some of the ex-rugby boys. I’m a poor friend. ‘I am on the autism spectrum, so that’s my excuse. It’s just the way I am, it’s nothing personal. I can be a little bit odd’

While Gavin admitted he hasn’t received an official medical diagnosis, he explained he had been on a journey of self discovery and spoke to some people who have suggested he is autistic.

He added: ‘For coaches and players throughout the years, it probably makes sense to them.

‘I think people found it hard to understand me. I’m a little bit different, obviously.

‘And they always liked to try and mould you into the group and I learned how to do that, and fake that, to be a part of the team to fit in so that I’d play on the weekend.’

Gavin previously dated Charlotte from 2005 until their bitter split in 2010. The couple share two children Ruby, 17, and Dexter, 16. 

The news of their separation came just six weeks after he got down on one knee with a heart-shaped diamond and she said yes. 

Charlotte said at the time: ‘The problem was we were such different people in every way. That was amazing at the start, as we were always teaching each other new things. Then we were just too different. 

‘Different beliefs in everything. His world was alien to me. All that training. He’s so strict with what he eats, what time he goes to sleep. And my life was alien to him. I don’t think it was about arguing. I think one day we just thought, “What are we doing?”‘

The sportsman, 42, who shares two children with his ex fiancé Charlotte Church, confessed he can be ‘a little bit odd’ and struggles socialising without a drink (pictured with Charlotte in 2006) 

Gavin is now married to Katie Wilson Mould after the pair tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in Gloucestershire back in 2019

Gavin is now married to Katie Wilson Mould after the pair tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in Gloucestershire back in 2019. 

The couple have been dating one another since 2016, according to Wales Online and she is the daughter of late property tycoon, Raymond Mould, and got engaged in November 2018.

At the time, Katie shared a sweet snap of her beautiful diamond engagement ring on Instagram and regularly documents the couple’s relationship on social media. 

Meanwhile Charlotte is now married to musician Jonathan Powell and the couple share daughter Freya who was born in August 2020.