Rugby star gareth thomas chats to shoe designer christian louboutin He bravely and proudly came out as gay last year and was given full support by his friends, family and the sporting world. And it also seems to have done wonders for gareth thomas's social life with the alisters queuing up to get to know christian louboutin soldes this burly player. First hollywood star mickey rourke announced he wants to play him in a story of his life and now thomas has made another unlikely friend in shoe designer christian louboutin. Sole mates:Rugby star gareth thomas and shoe designer christian louboutin chat as they stroll through cardiff after having lunch together The welshborn crusaders fullback, 36, chatted to the 47yearold french designer as they strolled though cardiff yesterday. The friends had just had lunch together at mediterranean restaurant razzi and looked deep in conversation as they walked off their meal round the welsh capital. The pair first got to know each other after the wales and british lions star came out as gay in december 2009. Louboutin, whose expensive and beautiful shoes are worn by hundreds of celebrities, felt inspired by thomas's announcement. Good friends:Thomas and louboutin got to know each other after the rugby star came out in 2009 So much so that the parisian sent thomas a pair of shoes that he designed especially for him and since then, the men have stayed in touch and become good friends. Thomas's agent emanuele palladino said:'After Christian sent him the shoes, they've become good friends. 'They're from different worlds but get on very well.' An onlooker who saw them together in cardiff told the sun:'They were very relaxed in each other's company.' The day job:Gareth in his kit for his team the crusaders, which is based in wrexham a far cry from louboutin's paris hq Thomas's friendship with louboutin comes after hollywood legend mickey rourke got in touch with him last summer. He wants to play thomas in a story about his life after reading about him 'coming out'. They met in london for dinner and then the oscarwinner invited Thomas to be in the audience of friday night with jonathan ross, louboutinchaussures on Which he was a guest, the following evening. It is believed that both thomas and rourke's Managers are now trying to arrange a deal although the pair will be meeting up this weekend as rourke, 58, is in the uk to watch thomas play on sunday. So plastic mickey wants to play him in a film about his life?Riveting.Was born, grew up, played rugby, hid the fact i was gay for years, told everyone a couple of years ago, carried on playing rugby.Makes for an oscar worthy film.And if it ever gets off the ground(Which i doubt it)You'd have the usual hollywood casting of impossibly young looking oldies playing parents, stunners playing ex girlfriends etc, whilst trying to cope with welsh accent.More like deadwood.