Double gold Olympic medal winner gets engaged – three years after coming out as gay
The former athlete popped the question to her girlfriend, massage therapist Louise Cullen, earlier this year.
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An insider revealed: 'It's a lovely happy ending after she spent years thinking she was going to be arrested for having gay relationships while she was in the Army.
"It was at a time when homosexuality was still illegal for serving troops.'
The pair have been dating since 2021 after meeting on an online fitness community set up during the pandemic.
Opening up about the relationship two years ago, Kelly said: 'She loves me for me. I'm just happy.'
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'Over the years I'd been a self-harmer and that night I nearly just thought I'm going to give up.
"I struggled very, very hard that night to keep myself in bed because I knew what would have gone down.'
Olympics legend Kelly Holmes opens up on her struggles with coming out as gay
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Dame Kelly Holmes popped the question to her girlfriend Louise Cullen
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