that I had relationships with women when I was in the Army’? I was living in fear.”ĭame Kelly Holmes said she had been living in fear (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) “I come back from the Olympics and stand on a bus with two gold medals for my country – and all I’m thinking is, ‘What if somebody says something. Winning gold was everything I dreamed of since I was a child. She told the Sunday Mirror: “Thousands of people had come to see me and there were even thanks from the Army. Holmes said that even at her post-Olympics parade in front of 80,000 adoring fans, she was filled with dread at being “outed” for homosexuality while she was in the Army.
Holmes, who won gold for Team GB in the 800m and 1500m races in Athens 2004, revealed her close circle had already known but that she kept her homosexuality away from the public.
The 52-year-old Olympic legend broke a 30-year silence on her sexuality in a heartfelt interview with The Sunday Mirror. Dame Kelly Holmes has come out as gay after years of living in “fear” of being outed and says she's now 'finally free'.
