Team GB swimmer and Strictly Come Dancing star Mark Foster comes out as gay after hiding sexuality for 30-years
FORMER Team GB Olympic swimming hero Mark Foster has come out as gay.
The Strictly Come Dancing star has announced he has spent the last 30-years not revealing his true sexuality.
Mark Foster has come out as gary in an emotional interview and was in Strictly Come Dancing in the pastBBC
The 47-year-old former world champion has already told friends and family of his decision.
Foster said told The Guardian: “It’s not like I’ve been pushed to come out. I’ve just swerved and swerved.
“Telling half-truths and not being my true self is only hurting me. I’m 47, a middle-aged man, and I’m no longer competing.
“I’m not the first gay sportsman to come out. Gareth Thomas and Tom Daley led the way.
Foster represented Great Britain at five Olympic games and won numerous medals throughout his careerGetty Images - GettyFoster was the Team GB flag carrier at the Beijing Olympics back in 2008Getty Images - Getty
“I tiptoed around the issue for so long. I got really good at the dance of telling half-truths.”
Foster set eight world records as a freestyle and butterfly sprinter.
He wont six world titles, eleven European championship gold medals, two Commonwealth gongs and competed in five Olympic games.
Foster was in the 2008 series of Strictly with dance partner Hayley HoltBBCFoster has spoken openly about his sexuality for the first time in a moving interviewGetty Images - Getty
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