Dame Kelly Holmes has come out gay aged 52 and Olympic legend says she has gone through ‘dark times’ and is now grateful to break the news on her own terms.
Kelly Holmes: Parents, Husband, Children, Gender, Family
Dame Kelly Holmes DBE OLY is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres events and won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Parents:
Derrick Holmes was born in Pemby, near Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, the daughter of a Jamaican-born car mechanic, Derrick Holmes, and an English mother, Pam Norman.
Her mother was 17 at the time of her birth, and seven years later she married painter and decorator Michael Norris, whom Holmes regards as her father.
Where was Kelly Holmes born?
Pembury is a large village in Kent, in the south east of England, with a population of 6,128 at the 2011 Census. It lies just to the north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells.
The village centre, including the village green and High Street area is a conservation area.
Husband:
Kelly Holmes has no husband. She reveals that she is unmarried.
Kelly Holmes has publicly stated that she is a lesbian and is finally free after 34 years. In contrast, Kelly is single.
She said she first learned about her sexuality from 1997 with her family at the age of 18. While he is currently romantically linked with a woman, the two have not married.
Children:
Kelly doesn’t have children.
Dame Kelly Holmes has no children. He has always kept his lips tight regarding his personal life. The former British middle distance athlete has dedicated her life to the sport and has won many awards during her long life.
She was just 12 years old when she joined Tonbridge Athletics Club and began training herself for athletics. However, he won his first 1500m race in 1983 in his second season. His idol was Steve Ovett.
Till 1997, she kept herself in shape by participating in athletics and serving in the army. She then left WRAC and pursued a career running until 2004. In Athens, she competed at the Summer Olympics, and in Monte Carlo, she competed in the IAAF World Athletics Final. She was a gold medalist in two events and retired the following year.
Gender:
Dame Kelly Holmes has come out as lesbian, claims she has been hiding it for 34 years.
During Pride Month, the two-time gold medalist said she found out she was gay when she was 17 years old after kissing a fellow female soldier, and that her family and friends have known since 1997.
“I need to do this now, for me,” the Olympic champ told the Sunday Mirror. This was my choice. I’m a little hesitant to say this. I feel like I’ll happily walk out of my skin.
Family:
Holmes was born in Pemby, near Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, the daughter of a Jamaican-born car mechanic, Derrick Holmes, and an English mother, Pam Norman.
Her mother was 17 at the time of her birth, and seven years later she married painter and decorator Michael Norris, whom Holmes regards as her father.
Holmes grew up in Hildenborough, Kent, where she attended Hildenborough CEP School from the age of 12 and then Hugh Christie Comprehensive School in Tonbridge.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kelly Holmes |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 19 April 1970 Pembury, Kent, England |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
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