Last Sunday was ‘Father’s Day’, when we papas are praised for… whatever. On this distinguished, designated day, whilst checking through the BBC Red Button text service, I came across the fourth ranked story, under the (International) ‘News’ heading. It read… “Dame Kelly Holmes shares relief at coming out…” It was the second story under the ‘Entertainment’ (?) heading!

I confess I was a little confused, as I wasn’t aware that hide and seek was an Olympics event! However, further reading revealed that she has in fact revealed “…she is gay!”

Ironic, really, because the 19^th of June was the anniversary of the birth of another Dame… the stage and film actress, Dame Mary Louise Webster, DBE (née Whitty), known professionally as May Whitty, who played the role of the vanishing lady, Miss Froy, in Alfred Hitchcock's mystery thriller film, 'The Lady Vanishes' (1938). So… one Dame comes out… another disappears into thin air!

With this planet’s plentiful problems, does the Kelly Holmes story really merit such a high ranking? As far as I’m concerned, it’s about as interesting as watching walls in Wales!

Personally, I don't really care if she comes out, goes in, or stays on the doorstep!