She kept her secret for 34 years.
Now Dame Kelly Holmes, 52, is choosing to appear as gay.
– I weep with relief, says the Olympic champion.
Running Dame star Kelly Holmes left her mark in British sports history when she won two Olympic golds in Athens in 2004.
After that, she was knighted by the Queen for her achievements as a middle-distance runner.
Now, in connection with British Pride Month, she has chosen to reveal the secret of his 34-year campaign.
In an interview with The Mirror, Ms. Kelly Holmes said that she is gay.
– The second I publish it, I will get rid of my fear, she said.
“I want to scream straight away”
Because it wasn’t easy.
The star says she has been sure of her condition since she accepted another female conscript while in the army at the age of 18, and said she told her family at the age of 27, but that the fame her career brought her made going out in public more difficult.
There were so many dark periods when I wished I could just scream, “I’m gay.” She says, but I couldn’t.
“required to do”
Now, at 52, it’s time.
– I feel like I need to do this for me. This is my decision. I’m nervous saying it, but mostly because I feel like I’m going to explode with joy, she says.
Ms. Kelly Holmes also says that she has a partner, but does not want to reveal her name properly yet.
– But only now I don’t have to introduce her as a “personal assistant” or a “friend”.