{"id":140124,"date":"2023-10-31T00:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T00:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=140124"},"modified":"2023-10-31T00:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T00:39:23","slug":"kelly-holmes-constantly-feared-being-outed-as-gay-before-coming-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/celebrities\/kelly-holmes-constantly-feared-being-outed-as-gay-before-coming-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Holmes constantly feared being outed as gay before coming out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelly Holmes in tears as she describes coming out as gay<\/h3>\n

Dame Kelly Holmes lived in fear that her sexuality would be outed during her career.<\/p>\n

The 53-year-old lived a secret life for decades and came out as gay last year.<\/p>\n

Kelly, who has enjoyed an impressive athletic career, won a string of medals which included winning gold at the Summer Olympics in Athens in 2004.<\/p>\n

In an interview with OK! magazine she recalled the momentous moment as being \u201cfulfilling\u201d and something she had dreamt of for over 20 years \u2013 but detailed how she also felt \u201cfear\u201d.<\/p>\n

She was worried about being outed while speaking about her sexuality openly with a psychologist.<\/p>\n

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She told the publication: “I’d always worried about opening up about sexuality to anyone outside my circle. I worried that a psychologist would out me, as well. It’s really irrational because they’re professionals, but when you’re caught up in your own fears, everything becomes a fear of the unknown.”<\/p>\n

Kelly joined the army at 17 and served ten years in the military where she worked as an HGV driver and also as a physical training instructor.<\/p>\n

In 1998 she was awarded an MBE in recognition of her services to the armed forces.<\/p>\n

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