"I needed to do this now, for me": Olympic hero Dame Kelly Holmes comes out as gay
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBritish Olympic hero Dame Kelly Holmes has revealed she is gay. Kelly, who won two golds at the 2004 games in Athens, has told how she lived a 'secret life' for 34 years.
In an exclusive interview with The Mirror, she said: "There have been lots of dark times where I wished I could scream that I am gay – but I couldn’t." She has decided to come out during Pride Month, which celebrates LGBTQ+ communities. "I needed to do this now, for me," she explained. "It was my decision.
I’m nervous about saying it. I feel like I’m going to explode with excitement. READ MORE : Boy, 14, arrested after 13-year-old stabbed in park "Sometimes I cry with relief.
The moment this comes out, I’m essentially getting rid of that fear." Kelly, who was made a Dame in 2005, revealed how she realised she was gay after kissing a fellow soldier when she was 17.
