Darius Boyd

2022 - 3 - 14

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Darius Boyd's shock admission as NRL great opens up on moment ... (Fox Sports)

Darius Boyd's shock admission as NRL great opens up on moment he reached 'rock bottom'

“Whether that’s, you know, my mum, my grandmother, my wife, Kayla. I was unfaithful, and yeah, she made a good decision to leave. That rock bottom moment, I just rang my football manager and just told him I needed some help. “I definitely don’t feel great about that period of my life. “I struggled with my mental health. I didn’t understand mental health, depression, didn’t understand why my mum couldn’t be there anymore. “I never met my father.

SAS Australia: NRL star Darius Boyd breaks down as he discusses ... (Daily Mail)

NRL star Darius Boyd couldn't hide his emotions as he recalled hitting rock bottom in 2014 and almost losing his marriage after being unfaithful to his wife ...

'I remember hanging the phone up afterwards and crying. 'I was looking at old photos and would see this happy, smiling kid who used to play footy with his mates. 'Why be a prisoner in your own life. It's actually a time we are so far beyond. The retired athlete, who is now in a great place with Kayla after the couple moved on from the scandal, said: 'I struggled with my mental health seven or eight years ago. Moved on: In an interview with The Courier Mail in March 2017, Darius confessed he felt 'terrible' about what he did, and said, 'It's something no one deserves to go through' In an interview with The Courier Mail in March 2017, Darius confessed he felt 'terrible' about what he did, and said, 'It's something no one deserves to go through.' I definitely don't feel great about that period of my life. 'I didn't know what kind of help I needed, but I didn't want to feel the way I felt,' he said. 'In 2014, [while] at Newcastle Knights was definitely a tough year. 'I didn't know what kind of help I needed, but I didn't want to feel the way I felt,' he said. Heartache: NRL star Darius Boyd couldn't hide his emotions as he recalled 'hitting rock bottom' in 2014 and almost losing his marriage after being unfaithful to his wife Kayla

SAS Australia cast 2022: Former NRL star Darius Boyd on how life ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Darius, 34, and his wife Kayla Boyd, 33, married in 2012 after meeting in a nightclub when Darius was just 22. But his infidelity led to the breakdown of their ...

It definitely took time for myself and Kayla. “Darius and I have spoken about that a lot and the answer we keep coming back to is ‘no’ – we wouldn’t change a thing. “I’m really happy to be in this space and to be able to bring our daughters into a really loving environment.” Darius spoke about how “rebuilding” the relationship “was a challenge”. “I thought, I need to change, I need to be better, I want to grow,” the former Broncos captain said. “I was unfaithful and she made a good decision to leave,” Darius said.

'I was unfaithful': Darius Boyd on how his life fell apart (Courier Mail)

Former NRL star Darius Boyd is the latest recruit to bare all on their difficult past as part of the brutal SAS Australia selection course.

NRL great admits to cheating on national TV (NEWS.com.au)

Former NRL star Darius Boyd has revealed he was “unfaithful” to his now-wife as he opened up on SAS Australia about his mental health struggles.

Pauly Fenech comes under attack on SAS AUSTRALIA (TV Blackbox)

Tonight on SAS Australia, Darius Boyd was thrust into the spotlight before revealing his painful past and Pauly Fenech's mistakes sparked anger among the ...

Recruits then faced one of the most gruelling tasks on SAS selection – hauling a 230 kilogram log up a steep, treacherous bush track in just one hour. The only two recruits to execute the task successfully were Darius and Anna Heinrich, with Chief Instructor Ant Middleton congratulating them on an outstanding effort. Even the DS were tiring of Pauly’s antics with Ollie Ollerton telling him to start switching on: “If you want to be here at the end, you’ve got to change your attitude.”