Olympian Tom Daley will appear onBBC One tonight in Tom Daley: Illegal To Be Me, the most homophobic man in the Commonwealth. I visit many countries. How gay athletes face extreme persecution.
Now 28, the diver wonTokyo 2020 in the men's synchronized 10 m platform with his partner Matty Lee,for the first time. Won an Olympic gold medal.
Tom came out as gay in late 2013 on hisYouTube channelunder the title "I have something to say".
In the video he says:
This diver then went public with his relationship with Black, American film and television producer Dustin Lance, who is 20 years older than him, a month after the announcement on YouTube. .
Here's a timeline of their relationship, from when they likely first met to marriage and fatherhood.
When did Tom Daly and Dustin Lance Black first meet?
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PA)The couple met at a mutual friend's dinner in Los Angeles in 2013 and reportedly began dating soon after.
Shortly after the two met, the diver came out publicly and announced that he had a boyfriend.
In 2016, Dustin told Out magazine that their relationship was "love at first sight."
When did they approve of their relationship?
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Getty)Tom and Dustin went public with their relationship on social media platforms in 2014 Instagram
In the first week of January of that year, the couple shared numerous images of each other.
When did Tom Daly get married?
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Instagram)Tom and Dustin announced their engagement in October 2015, but didn't get married until two years later.
They married her in May 2017 in a Shakespeare-themed ceremony at Bobby Castle in Devon.
The diver shared his wedding photos on his Instagram just days after the romantic event.
The caption reads: This weekend is the most special weekend of our lives.
Reportedly, the two knew each other only a week before they discussed the wedding.
Tom told The Guardian in 2018 how quickly the relationship changed when the romance between the two began to blossom.
He said: I had to go back to the UK so we were just talking on the phone or on WhatsApp or something and after 8 weeks he came.
"The first night I went to see him. 'This is my boyfriend.' The next night we went on our first date." The next night he asked me to be his boyfriend. He extended the trip.We were already talking about the baby and the wedding.I mean it was the first week.Weird.But now it's 5 years later..." 112}
Does Tom Daley have children?
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Instagram)On February 14, 2018 Tom and Dustin
Tom told the Times in April 2018 that both he and Dustin had announced they were expecting a child together via their mother.
Tom said: ``We found an egg donor. Donor, fertilized half of each egg.
"We put in a boy embryo and a girl embryo, but we don't know who's who.
Baby Robbie Ray was born on June 27, 2018 in the United States.
The couple decided to name their son after Tom's father, Robert. He sadly passed away from his recurrent brain tumor in 2011. Despite his pre-death illness, his son participated in diving events.
Diver had previously stated that he wanted to be like his father when it came to being a father.
Tom tweeted in honor of his father on Father's Day 2011.
Tom, Dustin and Robbie Ray now live in an impressive apartment in Southwark, South London, which offers stunning views of the capital.
Tom Daley: Illegal To Be Me airs tonight at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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