I welcome Kelly Holmes’s honesty about the menopause
‘It’s not a nice way of living’: Kelly Holmes on her struggle with menopause insomnia
April 2023
Kelly Holmes says perimenopause symptoms are ‘killing’ her
Double Olympic gold-winning athlete describes lethargy, brain fog, night sweats and body aches
June 2022
Kelly Holmes comes out as gay: ‘I needed to do this now, for me’
Kelly Holmes on coming out as gay: ‘Sometimes I cry with relief’
March 2021
The Great Celebrity Bake Off lineup hailed as 'best ever'
Series will raise money for Stand Up To Cancer and features Daisy Ridley, Rob Beckett, Alexandra Burke and Tom Allen
January 2021
Observer New Review Q&A
Kelly Holmes: 'There’s a lot of people struggling mentally… I want to lift their spirits'
The 2004 double Olympic champion has turned her attention to the home-fitness market... when she’s not videoing her alpacas
October 2019
Guardian Print Shop
Buy a classic sport photograph: Kelly Holmes' eye-popping celebration
The fifth of a new Guardian Print Shop series featuring classic sports images from the likes of Gerry Cranham, Mark Leech and Tom Jenkins
March 2019
Kelly Holmes on mental health and happiness: ‘I’ve been to the lowest point and the highest’
Since retiring, the athlete has opened up about self-harming. She talks about winning double gold, losing her mother – and her new mental health podcast
September 2017
Girls' mental health crisis
Kelly Holmes reveals she self-harmed at height of athletics career
Olympic champion speaks out about experience of depression as new figures reveal mental health crisis among girls
April 2016
Kelly Holmes: I was deprived of gold medals by drug cheats
Kelly Holmes has admitted for the first time she fears she never competed in a clean race at the Olympics or world championships
March 2016
The running blog
Dame Kelly Holmes: 'I'm a runner – not a marathon runner'
Ahead of her participation in the London Marathon, the Olympic champion discusses why distance running is out of her comfort zone and talks about the charities close to her heart that have inspired her
August 2015
Greg Rutherford stands by his criticism of new Great Britain team kit
Kelly Holmes joins criticism of flag-less British athletics kit
May 2015
My family values
Kelly Holmes: My family values
The former Olympic athlete talks about being in a children’s home growing up and her mum hyperventilating when she won gold in Athens
August 2014
The Guardian profile
Jo Pavey: golden years of the long-distance superwoman
British runner who won European 10,000m gold at 40 has no plans to retire but is aiming for Rio 2016 – and beyond
April 2014
Nicola Jennings's caricatures
Kelly Holmes
Nicola Jennings
Olympic athlete
August 2012
School sports: Kelly Holmes backs target dismissed by David Cameron
Women's 2012 triumphs bring hope Games will boost female sporting talent
May 2012
50 stunning Olympic moments
50 stunning Olympic moments No34: Kelly Holmes doubles up in Athens
Injury and illness had repeatedly knocked Kelly Holmes off course before major championships but it all finally came together in six glorious days at the 2004 Olympics
