Dame Kelly Holmes on coming out and LGBTQ+ Military ban: ‘I’m still learning about myself’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Dame Kelly Holmes (Image: Attitude/Markus Bidaux)

‘Standing out at school, I thought, ‘Well, you can either be different and then be scared and intimidated, or you can go, well, I don’t want to be the same as you anyway and take control of it.’”

It’s this no-nonsense attitude that’s powered Dame Kelly Holmes through a life defined by resilience and achievement: from a childhood where she felt like the odd one out, to the Olympic podium, to the stage at Pride in London. All this is why she is one of our Pride ICON winners at the PEUGEOT Attitude PRIDE Awards Europe, supported by British Airways.

For decades, Holmes lived in the shadows. Now, she’s stepping into the light, determined to live every bit of her truth.

(Image: Attitude/Markus Bidaux)

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