s I gave myself the perfect cover. I’d bed girls but said things could only go so far because the drugs meant I couldn’t rise to the occasion.”
But Mr Wardle, whose work as a bartender, chef and security guard meant he moved around Spain and Eastern Europe, faced some negative reactions when he revealed he could not have sex, with one girl punching him in the face and another cheating on him.
Two years ago, he hit rock bottom and tried to kill himself with an overdose of pills.
But after confessing he was at his lowest ebb to sister Michelle Bailey, he sought help.
He went to his childhood doctor and was told there had been advances in surgery and that hope could be in sight.
After consulting a specialist at UCL, Mr Wardle was stunned and delighted when surgeons agreed to operate.
He plans to write a book about his ordeal and train as a counsellor.