This, in turn, triggered breakdowns, bouts of self harm and left her feeling suicidal. READ MORE: 'At my lowest I ended up on a motorway bridge, wanting to end it all' says former homeless woman In a touching interview, she said: “There have been lots of dark times where I wished I could scream that I am gay - but I couldn’t.” The former middle distance runner said she realised she was gay when she kissed another serving female soldier at the age of 17.īut fear of being persecuted during the time when gay people were barred from serving in the military - her own barracks were raided for proof of same sex relationships - led her to bottle things up. The sporting superstar decided to make the announcement in the Sunday Mirror to coincide with Pride month. Olympic hero Dame Kelly Holmes has come out as gay after a 34-year-silence.
