Gay UK Rugby Star Keegan Hirst Strips Down to Almost Nothing for Mag Cover Shoot

Back in August, Keegan Hirst became Britain's first out Rugby League player. The 6-foot-4 captain gave a candid and emotional interview about his coming out to the UK's Sunday Mirror.

"At first I couldn't even say 'I'm gay' in my head, let alone out loud," Hirst said. "Now I feel like I'm letting out a long breath that I've held in for a long time."

Soon after, Keegan, posed naked with his teammate for one of those cheeky sports charity calendars.

But we can't get enough of the lad, so we were overjoyed to hear that he'd be posing for one of the covers for Attitude's Awards issue.

While the cover itself is absolutely eye-catching, it's the stuff on the inside of the book that snared our attention. We've even got behind the scenes video of Hirst taking it off for the shoot.

[h/t Towleroad]