From Sam to Samantha: Digger driver swaps hard hat for jewellery and make up after changing from a man to a woman (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2442390/Transgender-Sam-Bowler-Digger-driver-swaps-hard-hat-jewellery-make-up.html)
HELEN COLLIS, October 3, 2013, 06:00 EST
A macho father-of-three construction worker who used to secretly wear women's underwear to work has now become a woman.
After struggling with his gender his entire life, Sam Bowler finally decided to make the change. Much to the surprise of fellow builders, the lipstick-wearing digger-operator said: 'Call me Samantha.'
Thankfully, within a couple of days the construction crew fully accepted their new brunette, bejewelled member of the team.
Samantha, 47, said: 'I was afraid I'd get a lot of abuse, but the lads on the site have been great.
'They were a bit shocked and left me alone the first day and someone called me "Sam the Man" which I can handle.