UK Olympian Colin Jackson comes out as gay.

BBC star Colin Jackson has come out as gay.

The former British Olympian and BBC sporting star, 50, revealed his sexual orientation during an interview on Swedish television.

 Having previously denied speculation about being gay, Colin made the brave move of coming out during an interview with SVT, conducted by former female highjump-star Kajsa Bergqvist and longjumper Peter Haggstrom, for the series Rainbow Heroes.