Dame Kelly Holmes speaks openly with Rob about mental health struggles, overcoming adversity and how she felt ‘caged’ hiding her sexuality for a number of decades.

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Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Leeds and published on the Total Sport podcast as Seven: Rob Burrow.