Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Today I celebrate 10 years of being HIV+
I’ve spoken openly about how transformative my diagnosis has been.
From keeping my status private for the first six years to now finding my voice and openly fighting stigma by working with some incredible HIV charities.
It hasn’t always been easy, but I have never stopped being grateful for all the support I’ve had along the way from, my family, friends and my community.
I really do love my life, and feel so lucky to still be here.
I hope that I can continue to inspire and inform people what it’s like to live with HIV, because it really did get better.
Huge thanks to 56 Dean Street.
With thanks to Fast-Track Cities London, Phoenix Health Movement, National AIDS Trust, Act Up London, AIDS Health UK, AIDS Quilt UK, Royal Vauxhall Tavern and THT Champions.
Special thanks to the Terrence Higgins Trust, the BBC, and Barclays for helping me to tell me story.
Thank you to everyone at the Terrence Higgins Trust, Richard, Sue, Eugene, Jen, Martin, John, Tomas, Ryan, Melanie, Cahir, Donal and Ian.
With JoJo Thomas.
Everyone at the Food Chain, especially Anna, Luke, Lucy, Helen, Claire, Peter, Sam, Clifford and Henn.
Tom, James and Ian from the YMCA.
David Wyatt and Chris O’Hanlon from Positively UK.
Robbie Currie from National AIDS Trust.
Nick Maxwell and Pank Sethi from Positive East.
David Fray and Josh Sharples from the HIV Hour.
As well as Cleve Jones, Leasuwanna Griffith, Angelina Namiba, Manu Melo, Nathaniel J Hall, Danny Whitebread, Alex Myles, Louise Vallace, Luke Kelly, Anita Binns, Chris, Joshua Royal, Jide Macaulay, Saul Duarte Silva, Anita Sullivan, Peter Mcpherson, Stuart Saint, Dan Glass, Alastair Hudson.
Thomas Magill, Jill Nalder, Beverly Knight, Sinitta, Heather Small, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jonny Labey.
Dan Harry, Jack Doherty, Ollie King, Adam Williams, Jude Clarke, Greg Arthur, Garvin Taylor, Dominic Holroyd, Mike James Hawthorne, Luke Makins, Molly Amelia-Jenkins, Donal, Son of a Tutu, Michael Twaits, Just May, Daisy Puller, Rubella Vaxine, Ember, Chanel No5, Homoparody, David Allwood, Daniel Greenway, Fred Lewis Jones, Jordan Pollard, Callum Lee, Justin Luke Meadows, James Turner, Ryan Walklett, Orlando Bolt, Liam Wells, Pinto, Jack Remmington, Daniel Harding and Robert Game.
In remembrance of David Stuart, Simon Horvat-Marcovic and Martyn Butler MBE.
With special thanks to Johnathan Blake and Stephen Hart
Susan Cole-Haley and Jo Josh
And of course, Ellie.
And thank you most of all to my mum and dad.
#WorldAIDSDay #hiv #aids #hivawareness #aidsawareness #hivaids #aidsday #awareness #hivstigma #hivprevention #hivpositive #mentalhealthawareness #reducingstigma #mentalillness #mentalhealthstigma #communityoutreach #mentalhealtheducation #hivadvocate #hiveducation #mentalhealthadvocate #worldmentalhealthday #knowyourstatus
Today I celebrate 10 years of being HIV+
I’ve spoken openly about how transformative my diagnosis has been.
From keeping my status private for the first six years to now finding my voice and openly fighting stigma by working with some incredible HIV charities.
It hasn’t always been easy, but I have never stopped being grateful for all the support I’ve had along the way from, my family, friends and my community.
I really do love my life, and feel so lucky to still be here.
I hope that I can continue to inspire and inform people what it’s like to live with HIV, because it really did get better.
Huge thanks to 56 Dean Street.
With thanks to Fast-Track Cities London, Phoenix Health Movement, National AIDS Trust, Act Up London, AIDS Health UK, AIDS Quilt UK, Royal Vauxhall Tavern and THT Champions.
Special thanks to the Terrence Higgins Trust, the BBC, and Barclays for helping me to tell me story.
Thank you to everyone at the Terrence Higgins Trust, Richard, Sue, Eugene, Jen, Martin, John, Tomas, Ryan, Melanie, Cahir, Donal and Ian.
With JoJo Thomas.
Everyone at the Food Chain, especially Anna, Luke, Lucy, Helen, Claire, Peter, Sam, Clifford and Henn.
Tom, James and Ian from the YMCA.
David Wyatt and Chris O’Hanlon from Positively UK.
Robbie Currie from National AIDS Trust.
Nick Maxwell and Pank Sethi from Positive East.
David Fray and Josh Sharples from the HIV Hour.
As well as Cleve Jones, Leasuwanna Griffith, Angelina Namiba, Manu Melo, Nathaniel J Hall, Danny Whitebread, Alex Myles, Louise Vallace, Luke Kelly, Anita Binns, Chris, Joshua Royal, Jide Macaulay, Saul Duarte Silva, Anita Sullivan, Peter Mcpherson, Stuart Saint, Dan Glass, Alastair Hudson.
Thomas Magill, Jill Nalder, Beverly Knight, Sinitta, Heather Small, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jonny Labey.
Dan Harry, Jack Doherty, Ollie King, Adam Williams, Jude Clarke, Greg Arthur, Garvin Taylor, Dominic Holroyd, Mike James Hawthorne, Luke Makins, Molly Amelia-Jenkins, Donal, Son of a Tutu, Michael Twaits, Just May, Daisy Puller, Rubella Vaxine, Ember, Chanel No5, Homoparody, David Allwood, Daniel Greenway, Fred Lewis Jones, Jordan Pollard, Callum Lee, Justin Luke Meadows, James Turner, Ryan Walklett, Orlando Bolt, Liam Wells, Pinto, Jack Remmington, Daniel Harding and Robert Game.
In remembrance of David Stuart, Simon Horvat-Marcovic and Martyn Butler MBE.
With special thanks to Johnathan Blake and Stephen Hart
Susan Cole-Haley and Jo Josh
And of course, Ellie.
And thank you most of all to my mum and dad.
#WorldAIDSDay #hiv #aids #hivawareness #aidsawareness #hivaids #aidsday #awareness #hivstigma #hivprevention #hivpositive #mentalhealthawareness #reducingstigma #mentalillness #mentalhealthstigma #communityoutreach #mentalhealtheducation #hivadvocate #hiveducation #mentalhealthadvocate #worldmentalhealthday #knowyourstatus
