issues and funds for male based charities Prostate Cancer UK, Bowel Cancer UK, Orchid and CALM plus local Cancer Care charities and hospices. Ambassadors include Mark Foster, Donovan Bailey, Suzanne Packer, Fernando Montano, Siân Lloyd and Jamie Baulch. Sport 4 Kids Jackson CBE joined Sport4Kids (S4K) as their International Director and Brand Ambassador. Jackson holds special responsibilities for developing the S4K brand and help the mission to transform children's sport across the UK and international markets through the company's franchise network. In 2020 Jackson joined other celebrities in a new S4C television series called ('Language Road Trip') in which they take a crash course in the Welsh language while travelling around Wales. At the end of the series he was interviewed in Welsh. The series was broadcast in April 2020. An extra episode, ('Language Road Trip: Christmas') was broadcast at the end of 2020, interviewing each of the celebrities about whether they were still making use of their Welsh and the opportunities they had had to use Welsh during lockdown. Dancing on Ice In 2021, Jackson participated in the thirteenth series of Dancing on Ice. He was partnered with Klabera Komini and finished in 3rd Place. Personal life On 26 August 2017 Jackson came out as gay in a clip on Swedish television promoting the series "Rainbow Heroes". Previously he had denied that he was gay both in his 2004 autobiography and in a 2008 interview with The Voice newspaper. International competitions 1Did not start in the semifinals Personal bests Outdoor 110 metres hurdles – 12.91 sec (1993), former world record and current European record 200 metres hurdles – 22.63 sec (1991) 100 metres – 10.29 sec (1990) 200 metres – 21.19 sec (1988) High jump – (1982) Long jump – (1985) Indoor 50 metres hurdles – 6.40 sec (1999), current British record 60 metres hurdles – 7.30 sec (1994), former world record 110 metres hurdles – 13.40 sec (2003) 60 metres – 6.49 sec (1994), former European record All information from IAAF profile. References Bibliography Colin Jackson: The Autobiography (BBC Books, 2003) External links Biography at British Olympic Association BBC Hall of Fame profile Speaker profile of Colin Jackson Agent's biography Sunday Morning with Colin Jackson and Suzanne Packer (BBC Radio Wales) Living people 1967 births AAA Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track