I was never tortured about being gay - but in football it's a different story

I was never tortured about being gay - but in football it's a different story
- Inside the apartment, a film-set perfect loft of exposed bricks and artfully scuffed floors, Rocky bounces around while Tovey makes tea. Dressed in jogging pants and short-sleeved shirt, he looks impressively buff and apologises for the healthy almond-milk only option in the tea. “Sugar?” he asks. “Or are you sweet enough as you are?” His banter is quintessentially Essex (he was born in Billericay) but the cheeky smile suggests he’s playing it up.


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