Phillip Schofield momentarily burst into tears while talking to Dame Kelly Holmes about coming out on This Morning. The two-time gold medal-winning Olympic champion told the world she was gay over the weekend after keeping her sexuality private for over 30 years.
Dame Kelly, now 52, said she realised she was gay at the age of 17 after kissing a fellow female soldier, and that her family and friends have known since 1997. She has spoken out during Pride Month and ahead of a documentary about her experiences called Being Me, where she talks to LGBTQ+ soldiers about their lives in the military now, Manchester Evening News reports.
The sports star appeared on This Morning on Monday, June 20 to talk to Holly and Phillip, who himself revealed he was gay on the ITV daytime show in February last year. Things got off to an emotional start as the hosts introduced Kelly before showing a clip of her upcoming film which heard her say she was 'petrified' about making the documentary. Returning to the studio, Dame Kelly was seen on the sofa getting emotional.
