Dame Kelly Holmes

Dame Kelly Holmes secured her place in history by becoming the first British female athlete to win both the 800m and 1500m in the 2004 Olympic Games. Her achievements on the track in 2004 set the pace for 25 high profile awards and accolades, among others BBC Sports Personality of the Year, European Athlete of the year, the prestigious title of the Laureus World Sports Woman of the year, Celebrity Sports Star of the year, TV Moments Awards - Best Sports Moment of the year, TV Moments Awards- Golden Moments of the year and in 2005 the ultimate honour of a Damehood by the Queen in the New Year Honour lists. 

Kelly first established her working career as a member of the British Army in 1988. Reaching the Rank of Sergeant, Kelly decided to leave in 1997 to pursue a senior athletics career full time. Upon leaving, Kelly was awarded a Member of the British Empire for her services to the British Army.

Since retiring in 2005, Kelly has developed both her professional and personal career path. Founding On 'Camp' with Kelly in January 2004 a mentoring and education initiative for junior middle distance athletes www.oncampwithkelly.co.uk

She then founded her own charity the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust in 2008 (www.dkhlegacytrust.org), to which she is the active Chair, to provide support to other elite performers as they develop a new career, whilst at the same time making the most of their skills and experience, mentoring young people through personal development programmes.

Kelly also an Ambassador and Patron to the following many UK charities as well as being a key member of the Ambassador team for the London 2012 Olympic bid.

Having chaired an Olympic Legacy Taskforce on behalf of David Cameron and suggesting a ‘School Olympics’ to create competitive sport within schools as part of the sporting legacy post London 2012, this has now been adopted as a policy.

Her current roles include member of the Commission for Women in Sport, and President of the Commonwealth Games England.

Kelly has appeared on a number of high profile TV shows including Dancing on ice and is keen to move further in the world of TV as a presenter.

On the business front Kelly is developing her own brands in the Health, Wellbeing, Fitness and sport having a popular line at Tescos.

Dynamic, energetic, dedicated to the task Kelly is a very high achiever and gives nothing but Gold standards to her work.

TELEVISION

2011 Famous and Fearless (Contestant) Channel 4
2011 The Biggest Loser (Contributing Expert) ITV