The SAS hero who battled terrorists in the Kenya hotel siege has revealed his identity.
The Special Forces soldier shared a picture showing his face as he was about to storm the luxury hotel and office complex in Nairobi in 2019.
He won a Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, which is the UK's second-highest medal, for ending the 19-hour siege that left at least 21 people dead.
His heroic actions saved hundreds of lives.
Previously published pictures of him hid his features and in a message online he said he was revealing his face before it was leaked.
The veteran, who uses the pseudonym Christian Craighead, shared an image of himself online saying: “I’m doing this earlier than I planned but the actions of others have forced my hand into prematurely revealing my face.
"This photo and others like it are becoming increasingly available, so I thought I should be the one to share the first with you.
"Thank you to all those close to me who support, guide, assist, and keep me balanced during this time in my life.
"Another big thank you to everyone around this planet who supports my page and its message."
Craighead is currently battling with Ministry of Defence censors over the rights to publish his story.
His book was meant to be published last month, but the MoD was checking it against a confidentiality agreement.
At the time of the attack, Craighead was engaged to President Donald Trump's White House photographer Shealah Craighead at the time of the attack.
Craighead was in Kenya on a SAS mission to train local forces in January 2019.
He was off-duty when the Somali-based terror group Al Shabaab attacked the Dust D2 complex.
Craighead raced to the scene and led a counter-attack armed with a Colt Canada C8 assault rifle, Glock 17 pistol and combat knife.
He went on to kill two out of four gunmen, leading to the evacuation of 700 locals.
He was photographed at the time taking people to safety with his face blurred.
The soldier was honoured with the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross — second only to a Victoria Cross.
The medal is awarded for “acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy” - with only around 60 such honours being awarded.
