Olympic champion Michael Phelps' girlfriend Taylor Lianne Chandler has made a shocking
admission.
In a post on her Facebook, Chandler revealed she was actually born a boy and named David Roy Fitch at birth.
As a teenager, however, Chandler went on testosterone blockers and had her name
changed and then, in her early twenties, underwent corrective surgery to get rid of her male genitalia.
Chandler was born a male however in name only, and is actually intersex, meaning she had male genitalia, but no testicles, while also having a uterus and no ovaries.
As she explains in a Facebook post, 'I was never a man, never lived as a man. No one can say
they knew me as a man or produce a photo of me as a man.'
She then adds, 'There are people that remember me as an androgynous child at times because of what was forced upon me.'
She also revealed how in love she is with Phelps, and how the two clicked after meeting on Tinder.
'Spending time with him was like a teenage love affair,' she says.
'I have never felt so comfortable and accepted in every way as I did with him.'
Now however, Chandler thinks Phelps may leave her after telling her truth.
'I am probably going to lose him because he is a brand that his team wants to protect and
things since he went to rehab came to my attention that didn't put him or our relationship in the best light,' she says.
Her Facebook is a shrine to the swimmer, with his photos plastered all over her wall and
banner.
She also seems to repost any and all stories that mention their relationship.
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