The athlete says she's going to 'explode with excitement' as she gets rid of fear around her sexuality.
In an interview"I needed to do this now, for me. It was my decision. I'm nervous about saying it. I feel like I'm going to explode with excitement," she said.Dame Kelly became only the third woman in history and the first Briton since Albert Hill 84 years earlier to win the 800m and 1500m Olympic double at the Athens games in 2004.
Dame Kelly said she had also filmed a documentary for ITV about helping people "live their authentic lives" - it airs later this month.In her interview with the Mirror, Dame Kelly spoke of her concern that she would be punished for being gay and serving in the Army. "They pulled everything out of your cupboard, turned out the beds and drawers, read letters - everything - trying to catch us out, so we could be arrested, court martialled and potentially go to jail," she said.
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