Dame Kelly Holm reveals she's gay as brave Olympics hero, 52, vows to be her 'real self' after mental health trma | The Sun

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• DAME KELLY HOLM OUT AS GAY AFTER 34 YEARS AND SAYS SHE'S 'FALLY EE'
• DAME KELLY HOLM REVEALS SHE’S GAY AS BRAVE OLYMPICS HERO, 52, VOWS TO BE HER ‘REAL SELF’ AFTER MENTAL HEALTH TRMA
• STARS SHARE SUPPORT FOR DAME KELLY HOLM, 52, AS SHE OUT AS GAY
• ‘SIGNS ON MY HEAD!' KELLY HOLM HTED AT LOVE LIFE THREE YEARS BEFORE G OUT AS GAY
• BEG OUT: ELE GAY NNER DAVID MELLY PROUD OF HIS ‘WEIRDNS’
• DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPN KELLY HOLM SHAR 'RELIEF' AFTER REVEALG SHE IS GAY
• COLLEGE NNER OUT AS GAY BY WRG '#BETE' ON HIS SPIK
• DAME KELLY HOLM HAILED AS AN 'SPIRATN' BY DOCUMENTARY VIEWERS AFTER G OUT AS GAY
• OPENLY GAY DARTMOUTH NNER PAYS FORWARD

DAME KELLY HOLM OUT AS GAY AFTER 34 YEARS AND SAYS SHE'S 'FALLY EE'

Dame Kelly Holm has announced she is gay. Olympic champn Dame Kelly Holm has e out as gay at the age of 52 and said she n "fally breathe".

Dame Kelly Holm has announced that she is gay.

The sportg superstar cid to e out durg Pri Month after livg a "secret life" for first realised she was gay when she was kissed by a female ra at aged 17. As a soldier - at a time when homosexuals were banned om the Forc - she said she felt forced to silence. Read more: 'We mand better': Thoands jo march llg for actn on skyrocketg pric “I was nvced throughout my whole life that if I admted to beg gay the Army I’d still be trouble, " she said.

DAME KELLY HOLM REVEALS SHE’S GAY AS BRAVE OLYMPICS HERO, 52, VOWS TO BE HER ‘REAL SELF’ AFTER MENTAL HEALTH TRMA

Fully aware of the mours about her sexualy, Dame Kelly told The Mirror she is grateful to be breakg the news on her own admted: “There have been lots of dark tim where I wished I uld scream that I am gay – but I uldn’t. The 52-year-old also revealed she stggled wh her mental health bee of havg to hi her sexualy, and that she had to keep several same-sex relatnships she had durg her time the Women's Royal Army Corps secret, for fear of beg urt 2000, was illegal for gay, lbian and bisexual people to serve the Brish Army, Royal Navy and RAF - and Dame Kelly feared she would still face repercsns for breakg that law durg her time the ntacted a ary LGBTQ+ lear 2020 to fd out if she uld be sanctned for breakg army l and was told she would not said: "I felt like I uld breathe aga, one ltle ll uld have saved 28 years of heartache.

STARS SHARE SUPPORT FOR DAME KELLY HOLM, 52, AS SHE OUT AS GAY

Atralian A-League soccer star Josh Cavallo me out as gay an October vio posted to his social media, beg hailed as the first current male top-flight profsnal soccer player to publicly do so. I'm a footballer and I'm gay. "He ntued: "Growg up I always felt the need to hi myself, you know, bee I was ashamed, and ashamed I'll never be able to do what I love and be gay.

‘SIGNS ON MY HEAD!' KELLY HOLM HTED AT LOVE LIFE THREE YEARS BEFORE G OUT AS GAY

In a September terview wh USA Today, 25-year-old mor league baseball player beme the only active baseball profsnal to be out as gay! Natnal Hockey League prospect Le Prokop me out as gay July, the first active player the league to e out.

BEG OUT: ELE GAY NNER DAVID MELLY PROUD OF HIS ‘WEIRDNS’

"I am proud to publicly tell everyone that I am gay, " he wrote a heartfelt msage on social media.

The 28-year-old Natnal Football League player and Rairs fensive leman ma history when he me out as gay on Instagram durg Pri Month, beg the first veteran NFL player to e out as gay while signed to a regular-season ntract. I jt wanted to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay. The Bachelor star and former football player (who was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted ee agent and was on the practice squad of the Oakland Rairs and the Philalphia Eagl) me out as gay April, sayg he had fally e to terms wh his sexualy and the "next step all of this was sort of lettg people know.

DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPN KELLY HOLM SHAR 'RELIEF' AFTER REVEALG SHE IS GAY

"He wanted everyone to know he was "still the same Colton everybody met on TV" and is "proud to be gay. Hiltz had prevly e out as gay while llege and has been a visible and affirmg prence for gay athlet the past.

Corey Walsh, the 27-year-old pro BMX rir and Vans spokperson, said he isn't normally the type of person to "let people " on his personal life, but felt was important to e out as gay a March Instagram post bee "there are a lot of people still stgglg wh the same suatns" and he "jt wanted to let people know that they are not alone. Champn long track speedskater Conor McDermott-Mostowy never hid beg gay om his fay, iends, and fellow athlet, but he also wasn't one to rate his locker wh rabow Pri flags eher.

He ially feared negative stereotyp about gay male athlet but threw those ncerns asi after his two-tle performance at the U. Published: 22:06, 18 Jun 2022Updated: 15:43, 19 Jun 2022OLYMPICS legend Dame Kelly Holm has revealed she's gay - after livg a "secret life" for s.

COLLEGE NNER OUT AS GAY BY WRG '#BETE' ON HIS SPIK

5Olympics hero Dame Kelly Holm has revealed she's gay and a relatnship after stgglg wh her mental health for yearsCred: Getty. Dame Kelly, who served the Army, told the Sunday Mirror she first realised she was gay when she kissed another female soldier at the age of jt 17.

Dame Kelly feared she'd "still be trouble" if she'd admted to beg gay while the Army, although fay and close iends have known of her sexualy for years. 5Dame Kelly first knew she was gay when she kissed another female soldier at the age of 17Cred: Not known, clear wh picture sk.

Alan Carr, Oti Mabe and Iwan Thomas were among the famo fac to share their support for Dame Kelly Holm after she publicly me out as gay. Speakg out: Dame Kelly Holm (pictured this year) has publicly e out as gay and stars were quick to share their supportKelly had spoken about g out an Instagram post where she wrote: 'This journey has been the harst part of life. Elsewhere the sportg world, weightlifter Ey Mkett, boxer Cathy Brown and ball player Ja Clarke all sent supportive msag to their fellow outpourg of support me jt hours after Kelly publicly me out as gay after livg a 'secret life' for s.

DAME KELLY HOLM HAILED AS AN 'SPIRATN' BY DOCUMENTARY VIEWERS AFTER G OUT AS GAY

Speakg to the Mirror, she said: 'There have been lots of dark tim where I wished I uld scream that I am gay – but I uldn't.

'I have lived fear': Kelly also spoke about g out an Instagram post where she said the journey had been 'the harst part of life' and said livg wh fear had been 'bilatg' Sg aga: The athletics star admted she was 'fully aware' of mours about her sexual orientatn but is now happy to be g out 'on her own terms'She explaed how her fay and close iends have known for years she is gay but she worried about beg trouble for breachg retrospective l the the time, the forc had a ban on LGBT soldiers, which was only lifted 2000.

Kelly had relatnships wh other women durg her 10 years , who chose to e out durg Pri month, told how she first realised she was gay when she kissed another female soldier at the age of 17.

OPENLY GAY DARTMOUTH NNER PAYS FORWARD

Historic: Kelly, who chose to e out durg Pri month, told how she first realised she was gay when she kissed another female soldier at the age of 17 (pictured durg her time the Army)Kelly nfsed that even as she celebrated her gold medal the 800 and 1, 500 metr at the Athens Olympics she feared beg outed as her fame h new the 2003 World Champnship fals, Kelly said she h an all time low and self-harmed, rellg how she had 'no ntrol' over didn't ask for any support at the time out of fear she would be dropped om the Olympic 2018, Kelly was ma an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Armoured Corps Trag Regiment, which she viewed as another barrier for her g sufferg a breakdown 2020, she ma a ll to a LGBTQ+ lear to qutn if she uld still face repercsns over her Army she was reassured that she wouldn't get any trouble wh the Forc, Kelly revealed she felt like she uld 'breathe aga' documentary, which out on June 26, will see Kelly speak to LGBTQ+ soldiers and she said she was 'gobsmacked' about how much the Army has changed sce her time said she talkg to some young people the Forc for the documentary who weren't even aware of the ban. In 2013, Matt Llano me out publicly as gay when he published a blog post tled “It’s Time” on his personal webse.

HOME News Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Fance Travel Entertament Life & Style TV & Rad Celebry News KELLY HOLMES once discsed her love life, three years before the dame me out as gay. The Olympic nner was talkg about mours which surfaced years ago and suggted she was a relatnship wh a female nner, before recently g out as gay earlier this Kelly was asked a 2019 terview about whether she had a partner who helped her through her mother’s ath. READ MORE: Ale fans rage at sger as she announc new gig 'What about Vegas'Kelly Holm recently me out as gay (Image: INSTAGRAM)Kelly Holm once hted at her love life (Image: GETTY)“I don’t have to go around wh signs on my head.