“I have to do it, for me. It is my decision. I’m anxious to say that. “I feel like I’m going to explode with excitement,” she told the Sunday Mirror.
«Sometimes I cry out of relief. Ever since I made the decision to reveal it, I have stopped being afraid“, Reports in a Sunday newspaper the Olympian Kelly Holmes.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist characteristically stated that she realized that she is gay at the age of 17, after kissing a fellow athlete and that her family and friends have known her since 1997.
«I have to do it, for me. It is my decision. I’m anxious to say that. I feel like I will explode from my excitement“, She said in an interview with the” Sunday Mirror “.
The 52-year-old had won gold in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. In her career, she counted seven gold, eight silver and four bronze medals, at the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships. Announced its … truth on the occasion of the British Pride, which turns 50 this year.
Holmes revealedalso that she was struggling with her mental health because of the fact that she had to hide her sexuality and that she had to keep several same-sex relationships she had during her tenure in the Royal Women’s Army Corps, for fear that take her through court.
Until 2000, it was illegal for homosexuals to serve in the British Army and other Security Forces and Kelly Holmes feared she would face repercussions for breaking this law during her tenure. She contacted a military man in 2020 to find out if she could be sanctioned for violating army rules and was told she would not be fined.
