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EX-OLYMPIC SWIMMER MARK FOSTER OUT AS GAY

MARK FOSTER TALKS ON TV FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT HIS DECISION TO COME OUT AS GAY * mark gay swimmer *

Mark Foster adms he 'tiptoed around' subject of his sexualy as ex-Team GB Olympic swimmer out as gaySix-time former world champn swimmer Mark Foster has e out as gayThe 47-year-old says he believ he had 'always been tellg half-tths public'Foster has gone on to work as ach, pund, and was on Strictly Come DancgHe says he would have won more his reer if he hadn't shied away om issue Published: 14:51 BST, 27 November 2017 | Updated: 15:24 BST, 27 November 2017. Swimmer Mark Foster felt he had not been te to himself as he 'tiptoed around' issu over his sexualy for so long before g out as 47-year-old six-time world champn, who rried the Great Bra flag at the openg ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Gam Beijg, nfirmed he was gay a wi-rangg terview wh the Guardian, which was published on Monday ma the cisn after believg he had always been 'tellg half-tths public' spe the full support of iends and fay.

SWIMMER MARK FOSTER: 'THE REACTN TO G OUT AS GAY HAS BEEN BRILLIANT. AND I DO HAVE SOMEONE MY LIFE.'

Learn About Mark Foster's Swimmer Partner - Is He Married? Gay Rumors. Mark Foster is a Swimmer, Where Is He Now? * mark gay swimmer *

Former Brish athlete Mark Foster has revealed an terview that he is g out as gayThe ex-world champn, pictured at the Pri of Bra Awards, says he has told 'half-tths'Sce retirg, Foster - who claimed 11 European Champnship gold medals, was twice Commonwealth Gam champn, set eight sprt world rerds and also peted across five Olympics - has gone on to work as a ach and media pund, as well as appearg on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancg programme.

And I'm not the first gay sportsman to e out. I was shocked by the treatment of gay people Rsia and need to say somethg - whout revealg anythg about myself. He add the Guardian terview: 'There was that stuff about Becky, but she knows I'm gay and knows my other half.

OLYMPIC SWIMMER MARK THORMEYER PERFORMED AT HIS PEAK AFTER G OUT AS GAY

Mark Foster reveals why he chose not to ny Rebec Adlgton romance mours, after recently nfirmg he is gay Guardian terview * mark gay swimmer *

I'm gay. Mark Tewksbury was one of the first Olympic gold medalists to e out publicly as gay. Thursday 30 November at 4:13pmMARK FOSTER TALKS ON TV FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT HIS DECISION TO COME OUT AS GAYSwimmer Mark spoke exclively to about why he has cid to publicly e out recently.

'Talkg about why he didn't feel fortable talkg about his sexualy before now, Mark explaed: 'Gog back to when I was a kid, beg gay was wrong.

'Mark also explaed that a difficult year also played a part his cisn to talk about beg gay for the first time, pecially sce losg his dad the summer.

* mark gay swimmer *

He me out as gay 2017 and has not been married till now.

However, was later revealed that she was not his partner after he me out gay 2017. After Col me out as gay Augt 2017, people quickly assumed that the two were a romantic relatnship durg their time together. Is Mark Foster Gay?

In his first terview nfirmg he is gay the former swimmer tells Donald McRae that he has spent years not beg his te self and how he feels that probably had a negative impact on his reer the pool * mark gay swimmer *

Mark Foster me out as gay  December 2017. The swimmer rells the taboo that society thks of sportsmen beg gay.

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class="_074l4 cp_grid__em cp_width--ctard--two-thirds"><h1 class="cp_headg rvITo">Swimmer Mark Foster: 'The reactn to g out as gay has been brilliant. And I do have someone my life.' </h1><time class="iCsJz -L4qJ" dateTime="2017-11-30T16:13:58.000Z" data-ttid="date-time">Thursday 30 November at 4:13pm</time><div class="_8xmX9 ymMsu vr8OE" data-ttid="embed-brightve"><div data-ttid="player-overlay"><button class="_5ZKtN"><i class="cp_in cp_in__play-news-short-form EhtER lXUL6 cp_in--ctom-size" aria-hidn="false"><svg width="15" height="20" viewBox="0 0 15 20" fill="none" xmlns=" aria-label="Play Brightve vio" role="img"><tle>Play Brightve vio</tle><path fill-le="evenodd" clip-le="evenodd" d="M0.542124 0.110987C0.875033 -0.0604726 1.27584 -0.031568 1.5807 0.185886L14.5807 9.45861C14.8479 9.6492 15.0046 9.95875 14.9999 10.2869C14.9952 10.6151 14.8299 10.9201 14.5574 11.103L1.55738 19.8303C1.2507 20.0361 0.85551 20.0562 0.529562 19.8824C0.203615 19.7087 0 19.3694 0 19V1C0 0.625535 0.209216 0.282447 0.542124 0.110987Z" fill="whe"/></svg></i></button></div><vio-js data-acunt="2635130839001" data-player="wReX5gGy" data-embed="flt" ntrols="" data-vio-id="5663219393001" data-playlist-id="" data-applitn-id="" class="_4h-ua"></vio-js></div><p class="BVYCX"><b>MARK FOSTER TALKS ON TV FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT HIS DECISION TO COME OUT AS GAY</b></p><p class="BVYCX">Swimmer <b>Mark</b> spoke exclively to about why he has cid to publicly e out recently. </p><p class="BVYCX">Asked why he chose to e out now, Mark said: 'If I look back, I first met my first partner when I was 21 years of age, I was a relatnship for 19 years, then I met somebody else and fell love wh them for seven years. To iends and fay, I was out. It took me a long time to tell my mum, a uple of years anyway.'</p><p class="BVYCX">'When I went to work, which was swimmg, iends there and swimmg lleagu, no one knew. I never shared . I was pletely Mark the swimmer there and Mark the real person when I me home.'</p><p class="BVYCX">Talkg about why he didn't feel fortable talkg about his sexualy before now, Mark explaed: 'Gog back to when I was a kid, beg gay was wrong. Typilly, you should meet a woman, get married, have kids, get a hoe and that’s the way worked a sense. That’s what you get tght. When I did meet someone and started have feelgs towards men I was kd of gog, well that’s wrong, you shouldn’t be havg the feelgs. I had girliends as well when I was younger, I jt kd of knew what I preferred. I jt got so ed to tuckg thgs away and hidg stuff away.'</p><p class="BVYCX">Mark , who took part <b>Strictly Come Dancg</b> 2012, ntued: 'You get so ed to not sharg your full self wh people bee you’re gog to be vulnerable, and you’re aaid of what people might thk, and you’re potentially aaid of what the oute might be regardg work or other bs and piec. I got ed to beg Mark the swimmer that stands on the block, tras really hard, breakg world rerds and w world champnships. I never won the Olympics and I’m not sayg had I been myself I would have won the Olympics but you jt don’t know. I was always, was I aaid of beg the limelight a ltle b more? Step to the limelight, people will see a ltle b more of you.'</p><p class="BVYCX">Mark also explaed that a difficult year also played a part his cisn to talk about beg gay for the first time, pecially sce losg his dad the summer.</p><p class="BVYCX">'A b of a difficult year. Dad died June, there was so many sorts of bs piec whereby I never talked about lots of stuff wh him,' Mark said. 'He obvly knew and knew my partners, but there were some thgs I wished I had asked [for example] when mum and dad spl up, what was like for him?'</p><p class="BVYCX">'End of last year was que a difficult time. I spl om my partner and had a break. All the thgs were gog on.'</p><p class="BVYCX">Mark, who is enuragg men and women to speak up about mental health issu, also spoke openly of havg therapy, sayg, 'For me, by stg down and discsg wh someone my ner secrets… I jt chatted thgs through. I felt a weight g off slowly.'</p><p class="BVYCX">Mark said: 'In my private life, my iends and fay have always known, but then over the <b>Olympic</b> gam wh <b>Rebec Adlgton</b> last year there was a sensatnalism that me and her were havg a [thg].' </p><p class="BVYCX">Mark fend his cisn not to say anythg publicly at that time, sayg, 'You don't want to be phed.'</p><p class="BVYCX">Now Mark is happy and reveals he's had a lot of support. 'The reactn has been brilliant. And I do have someone my life,' Mark said. </p><p class="BVYCX"><b>Watch the vio to see the full terview wh Mark full.</b></p></article><asi data-ttid="sibar" class="BkAIC cp_grid cp_grid__em cp_width--ctard--one-third"><h2 class="cp_headg cp_headg--subtle eVU28">Latt Articl</h2><div class="qk6wr cp_grid"><a class="cp_grid__em" data-ttid="next-lk-anchor" href="/loosewomen/articl/vote-loose-women-at-this-years-natnal-televisn-awards"><article class="_9ngZG y6L7V" data-ttid="tile"><div class="_0qIxo" data-ttid="tile-image-wrapper"><div class="cp_placeholr" data-ttid="tile-picture"></div></div><div class="O7IOg" data-ttid="tile-text-wrapper"><hear><h3 class="r5Yoc"><span>Vote Loose Women at this year's Natnal Televisn Awards! ?</span></h3><time class="iCsJz iJXFo" dateTime="2023-08-21T10:43:34.989Z" data-ttid="date-time">Mon 21 Aug 11:43am</time><p class="_-6cOu">We're lighted to announce we've ma onto the shortlist for this year's Natnal Televisn Awards...</p></hear></div></article></a><a class="cp_grid__em" data-ttid="next-lk-anchor" href="/loosewomen/articl/loose-women-announce-first-ever-live-tour"><article class="_9ngZG y6L7V" data-ttid="tile"><div class="_0qIxo" data-ttid="tile-image-wrapper"><div class="cp_placeholr" data-ttid="tile-picture"></div></div><div class="O7IOg" data-ttid="tile-text-wrapper"><hear><h3 class="r5Yoc"><span>The Loose Women are gog on tour!</span></h3><time class="iCsJz iJXFo" dateTime="2023-08-11T10:46:54.939Z" data-ttid="date-time">Fri 11 Aug 11:46am</time><p class="_-6cOu">The Loose Women are gog on their first ever live tour! 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