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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Entertainment
Amy Sharpe

Dame Kelly Holmes stunned by well-wishers and support after coming out as gay at 52

Dame Kelly Holmes has thanked well-wishers for their overwhelming support after she came out as gay at 52.

Today she tells how showbiz pals encouraged her as she prepared to speak out about her ­sexuality for the first time.

Interior designer Kelly Hoppen, ­comedian Alan Carr and singer Boy George were among those she confided in, with them urging her to “be herself”.

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