Kelly Holmes has spoken about the struggle of dating in the closet, both throughout her military career and as a high-profile Olympian.
The 52-year-old athlete opened up on Loose Women, explaining how she would convince herself a potential partner wasn’t right for her, because she feared they would want to be public with the relationship.
She shared: “I would circumstantially meet people through friends and convince myself they’re right as I didn’t want to be lonely. “And then I would think: ‘Nah, no way.
I would think if I got too attached they would want us to go public.’ The medal winner came out as a lesbian in June this year, and has spoken since about how she feels “free” since coming out, and “embracing the gay”.