It's A Sin star Nathaniel Hall says HIV diagnosis at 16 was a 'wake up call'

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It's A Sin star Nathaniel Hall said that it was a 'wake up call' when he was diagnosed with HIV when he was just 16. The actor, who is now 34, found out that he was HIV positive after catching the virus the first time he had sex.

Nearly two decades on from his diagnosis, the Channel 4 star is now urging for people to get tested for the virus. Nathaniel plays Ritchie's boyfriend Donald in Russell T.

Davies' hit Channel 4 drama, that centres on the 1980 AIDS crisis in London. Speaking to Radio 1's Life Hacks at the start of this month, Nathaniel reflected on his diagnosis feeling like a 'slap in the face' when he was informed as a teenager. "When you're 16, you think you're an adult.