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22nd April 2018
10:21am BST

Thompson recalled how he felt in the immediate aftermath of his attack.
He said:
"I remember how I felt in those first few months after being raped. Secluded, ashamed, frustrated and anxious. "It shouldn't and doesn't have to be like that but sometimes, as men, we need reminding. That's what Corrie has done."Thompson also said that seeing as elements of his own story have been used in the Corrie script, it has been "a difficult watch" for him - and for other survivors too.
However, he disagrees with those who believe that the trauma of the rape shouldn't be played out on screen.
"So many people aren't aware that men can even become victims of such crimes - and the general acceptance that a man is only a man if he fights his way through life is just ridiculous. "We all have our own ideas of what masculinity actually is but for most, their belief is nothing more than an outdated idealistic view."Thompson said that he believes the storyline has had a "life-changing" impact for the many men who have come forward since the soap's storyline first aired. Corrie's latest episodes have seen David struggle to assert his masculinity in the aftermath of his attack. He is still yet to tell anybody about the assault.
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