Mikey Walsh

Walsh was brought up to be a bare-knuckle fighter in the Romani community, but being gay, he was forced to leave his family and culture in 1996.^[1]

Walsh's earliest interview was for BBC Radio 4's The Choice with Michael Buerk, where he spoke about his life and what brought him to have to leave his culture.^[2][3] In 2014 and 2015, Walsh was added to The Independent's Rainbow List of the most influential British LGBT people.^[4][5]

Gypsy Boy (2010)^[6][7][8] was Walsh's debut autobiography and a UK best-seller.^[9] It was published by Hodder & Stoughton UK and St. Martin's Press USA.

Gypsy Boy: On the Run (2011) ^[10][11][12] was Walsh's second autobiography and sequel to Gypsy Boy, also a UK best-seller.^[13] It was published by Hodder & Stoughton UK and St. Martin's Press USA.

The film adaptation of Walsh's first book, Gypsy Boy, was in development,^[14] with the screenplay adapted by James Graham.^[15] X+Y director Morgan Matthews was set to direct,^[16][17] and Benedict Cumberbatch was set to play Walsh's Father.^[18][19]

Walsh was filmed for the first time to share his coming out story for The Albert Kennedy Trust's winter appeal.^[20][21][22]

Walsh has been featured in Attitude's^[23] "Gay Role Models" issue,^[24] and has written various guest columns for Gay Times.^{[25][26][27][28][29][30]}