The woman who made headlines nationwide after revealing on live television that she had slept with more than 1,000 men grew up in Somerset, it has emerged.

Crystal Warren has now also revealed that she used to be a man, having been brought up in Bridgwater as Christopher Snowden.

Crystal told The Sun that she changed gender in 2005, and admitted that many of her 1,000-plus lovers did not know that she used to be a man.

The 42-year-old, who now lives in Brighton, appeared on ITV1's This Morning show and told hosts Eamonn Holmes and Holly Willoughby of her sex addiction.

She put her preference for casual sex down to witnessing the painful breakdown of her parents' marriage when she was a child in Somerset.

It was also during this upbringing that Crystal, then Christopher, began to realise her gender dilemma.

"My dad bought me a skirt for my fourth birthday," she told The Sun.

"When I was a teenager and my parents went out shopping I would stay at home so I could try on my mum's clothes.

"One day when I was 14 I was at the swimming pool with my mum and feeling very depressed and she just told me, 'Don't worry, I know what's going on. You're not gay — you're just not in the right body'."

Crystal said she left Bridgwater when she was 16 years old, and went on to work in clubs in Blackpool, before moving to Brighton to start the process of gender reassignment.

Gender dysphoria is a condition that can lead to depression, anxiety and even suicide if it is not addressed, and Crystal said she had spoken out so others finding themselves in a similar situation will take courage and find comfort and encouragement from their nearest and dearest.

She added: "For me, I'm so grateful to my best friend Megan, who has helped me through all this, and my family and friends who have been so supportive."

Click here to read The Sun's story... This Morning sex addict Crystal Warren reveals: I used to be a man.