on the historic homophobia that can still serve as a barrier to older people coming out. Later that month, on 26 June, ITV broadcast a 55-minute documentary Kelly Holmes: Being Me in which she describes her fears of her sexuality being exposed, and meets two people who were discharged from the military for being gay. Holmes wrote: "The documentary taught me so much about generational and social advancements when it comes to the LGBTQ+ world." Artistic recognition In 2012, Holmes was one of five Olympians chosen for a series of body-casting artworks by Louise Giblin, exhibited in London with copies being sold in aid of the charity Headfirst. In 2017 a statue of Holmes by sculptor Guy Portelli was erected in Tonbridge. Bibliography References External links Kelly Holmes at The Guardian "The real Holmes truth" at BBC Sport 1970 births Military personnel from Kent Adjutant General's Corps soldiers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners Black British sportswomen Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire English female middle-distance runners English Olympic medallists English people of Jamaican descent Lesbian sportswomen English LGBT sportspeople LGBT track and field athletes European Athletics Championships medalists Laureus World Sports Awards winners Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Hildenborough People from Pembury Royal Army Physical Training Corps soldiers Sporting dames Women's Royal Army Corps soldiers Women in the British Army World Athletics Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in athletics European Athlete of the Year winners The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year winners Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 20th-century British Army personnel Black British military personnel LGBT Black British people Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games