News about Tom Daley

Tom Daley makes history as champion diver is selected for a FIFTH Olympic Games - after sharing his desire to compete in Paris was prompted by his five-year-old son Robbie

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 7, 2024
Tom Daley (pictured) will make history as the first British diver to compete at five Olympic Games at this year's contest in Paris. The decorated 29-year-old first competed at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, before claiming his first bronze medal at his home games in 2012 in the 10m platform event. Daley went on to win two more bronze medals in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, as well as the Team GB star's first gold in the 10m synchronised event. 

Adidas' Team GB Olympic kit is blasted for being 'basic' and 'unimaginative': It's a let down

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 18, 2024
The design is described as being 'grounded in simplicity', with a white base and traditional Union Jack flag on the arm. Their play-it-safe release comes a month after Nike were hammered for a 'playful' update to St George's Cross on England's Euros kit. Nike had replaced the horizonal line on the traditional red cross with a navy blue, light blue and pink one.

Team GB launches Adidas Olympic kit with the traditional Union flag after Nike sparked outrage with 'inclusive' England football strip featuring a pink and purple national flag on it

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 18, 2024
Team GB have launched the official Adidas Olympic kit and stuck with the traditional Union flag after Nike sparked outrage with an 'inclusive' pink and purple flag. The newly revealed Adidas team kit has gone for a much safer option than Nike, sticking with the iconic red, white and blue flag. Earlier this month, Nike suffered a massive backlash for their sale of Olympic merchandise to fans which were called union jack flags but were pink and purple with dots and squiggly lines. Bath-based agency Thisaway, who came up with the concept, said they wanted to 'find a way of refreshing Team GB's colour palette' because it was 'far from unique', prompting a backlash from politicians and the public.Pictured right: A close-up of the flag on the Nike England soccer jersey at a fan store in London, Britain, 22 March 2024 which was slammed for using 'woke' colours in the flag.

Best celebrity April Fools' Day pranks including THAT David Beckham statue, Rihanna's bedroom break-in, Tom Daley's knitted willy warmers and Richard Branson's UFO landing

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 1, 2024
People are encouraged to get their mischief on on April 1, and no one has a better chance of fooling more people than a celebrity. Those who go the extra mile on April Fools' Day every year are those with piles of cash and lots of eyes on it. Many celebrities have taken part in everything from jokes about each other to faking new bizarre undertakings.

Matty Lee, the Olympic champion, was ruled out of Paris 2024 after undergoing back surgery, and the 26-year-old revealed he was in constant pain after fracturing his back

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 27, 2024
After having spine surgery, Olympic champion diver Matty Lee will miss Paris 2024. On the men's synchronised 10meters platform in Tokyo, the 26-year-old won gold alongside Tom Daley. But Lee, who rose to fame after appearing on I'm A Celebrity in 2021, hasn't competed this season after injuring his back, and he has been barred from participating in the Olympics.

'Pride Pillar' unveiled by Network Rail at London Bridge station that celebrates 'demisexuality and 'polamory' that cost taxpayer £3,500 is 'virtue signalling', say critics

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2024
When they were installed at London Bridge Station, the vibrant posters pasted onto the stark concrete support, sparking controversy, with critics claiming that the publicly owned railway company had violated its own 'no political posters' rule. According to a MailOnline Freedom of Information request, the total cost for producing, delivery, and installation of the wraps was £2,948.66 plus £589.66 in VAT, totalling £3,537.99. The installation was installed at London Bridge Station in January, with critics claiming that the publicly owned railway company had broken its own 'no political posters' law.

As a shirtless Olympic athlete reveals a surprising anxiety that makes his followers feel 'dizzy' just thinking about it, Tom Daley reveals his chiselled abs

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 28, 2024
On Wednesday, Tom Daley displayed his seductive abs on Instagram, causing his followers to get sick of just looking at it. While standing on top of a 20-meter diving board above a swimming pond, the Olympic diver, 29, expressed fear. As the sportsman crept along the Olympic diving board, he was dubbed 'brave.'

After the producer, 49, told the US that they had been relocated to the United States when he was denied, Tom Daley, 29, said his husband Dustin Lance Black's nightclub assault court case was 'the worst months of our lives.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 28, 2024
Tom Daley has written a love letter to his husband Dustin Lance Black [inset] who announced his court case [pictured left] and moved their two children [right] to the United States. After being embroiled in a nightclub brawl with BBC presenter Teddy Edwardes, 33, the Oscar-winning screenwriter's shock court case was dismissed at the end of 2023. Dustin, 49, and Olympic diver Tom, 29, moved across the pond this week because he felt the UK government owes him an apology.'

Following his court hearing, Tom Daley's husband Dustin Lance Black explains they moved to Los Angeles with their two children because the UK government'owes him an apology.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 26, 2024
Dustin Lance Black, Tom Daley's husband, has explained why they and their two children moved to Los Angeles. The Oscar-winning screenwriter's, 49, shock court case was dismissed at the end of 2023 after being embroiled in a nightclub brawl with BBC presenter Teddy Edwardes. Following the court decision, Dustin has now stated that he and Olympic diver husband Tom walked across the pond because the UK government 'owed him an apology.'

By winning silver at the World Aquatics Championships, British duo Tom Daley and Noah Williams secured spots at the Paris Olympics

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 8, 2024
After qualifying for his fifth Olympics with a silver medal at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday night, Tom Daley said'mission accomplished.' In the synchronized 10-meter platform in Doha, the 29-year-old and his new partner Noah Williams finished second to Chinese duo Yang Hao and Lian Junjie, securing Team GB's second place in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Following his gold medal at Tokyo 2020 with Matty Lee, Daley was the first time Daley had competed internationally with Williams.

As offensive social media messages appear, the diversity champion behind Network Rail's turbulent 'Pride pillar' is embroiled in a misogyny controversy

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 30, 2024
After a string of strongly offensive social media messages emerged, Shane Andrews, who leads Network Rail's employee network for LGBT inclusion, was outraged. Campaigners expressed their dissatisfaction with the tweets, some of which date back as far as a decade, and derogatory words toward women and lesbians. They also contain lewd references to then-teenager Tom Daley, rumors that he might photograph a'sex conductor' without their knowledge, as well as an insulting joke about Anne Frank.

On her show Sex Education, Tom Daley gives Gillian Anderson with a multi-coloured crocheted PENIS and jumper to wear on her show Sex Education

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 28, 2023
Gillian Anderson has lauded Tom Daley for gifting her with a multi-coloured crocheted penis. On Tuesday, the actress, 55, posted a snapshot of herself with the diver, 29, 29, while wearing a jumper that Tom also made for her. Both Gillian and Tom were seen smiling broadly as they posed with the 'crocheted willy', with Gillian revealing that they raised £12,000 for mental health charity Mind, and Gillian working on her Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education.

At the star-studded GQ Men of the Year Awards, Tom Daley cuts a chic figure in a vibrant pink jacket and matching handbag

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 15, 2023
On Wednesday, Tom Daly showcased his unique sense of style at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in association with BOSS at London's Royal Opera House. For the occasion, the Olympian, 29, wore a snazzy pink jacket layered underneath a chic alabaster suit. Tom to wore the oversized blazer over his shoulder and toted his essentials in a tiny pink handbag that perfectly match his jumper.

Despite police losing the recording of her interview, Tom Daley's husband will face 'throwing a drink over BBC presenter Teddy Edwardes at Soho bar.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 3, 2023
Dustin Lance Black, 49, (right) has been charged with assaulting Ms Edwardes, 32, (left) at a gay bar in Soho on August 18, 2017. Mr Black was out with Mr Daley, 28, in the Freedom bar, when he allegedly twisted Ms Edwardes' wrist and spilled a drink over her. Since the drink was spilled, Ms Edwardes, who runs 'The Big Proud Party Agency,' on BBC, has been charged with assault for punching Black on the head. Ms Edwardes was yelling at him and being rude, according to Mr Black, who grabbed the bottle in self defense.

DEN CONFIDENTIAL: Tom Daley's husband, the Olympic diver's husband, strangled a BBC presenter's arm, punched him in a Soho nightclub, triggering a £4 million reward

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 10, 2023
DEN CONFIDENTIAL: Tom Daley's Oscar-winning husband twisted the wrist of a BBC presenter who stabbed him from behind in a Soho nightclub brawl, according to a court hearing this week. However, Dustin Lance Black and Daley may have something to celebrate. I can tell you that Daley, the gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, will be paid £4 million. The diver's voluntary liquidation of Rip Ten, the private company that the divert used to channel his money, is the source of the diver's windfall. On a declaration of solvency signed by Daley in May and filed at Companies House, the estimated payment has been made. According to the company, expected asset realisations will be at £4 million, with £3.83 million in cash. After allowing for £9,995 in bills, liquidators RG Insolvency expect a £4 million surplus as a result of the liquidation.

Dustin Lance Black, Tom Daley's husband, appears in court for 'attacking' BBC presenter and model Teddy Edwardes in a Soho gay bar

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 8, 2023
Dustin Lance Black, 49, who will be tried in Westminster Magistrates' Court, has been charged with throwing a drink in the face of BBC presenter Teddy Edwardes, 32, in the West End club Freedom last summer. Black, the Olympic champion diver who married Miss Edwardes in 2017, appeared on video-link and pleaded not guilty to assaulting Miss Edwardes by beating on August 18 last year. Pictured: Black (left) and Ms Edwardes (right) arriving arriving at Westminster Magistrates Court

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Not a hare out of place at Rimmel London's summer bash in the East End, as Tom Daley and Maya Jama's party

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 4, 2023
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: As Rimmel London's first male celebrity, Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley has jumped at the chance to showcase the make-up queen. The 29-year-old diving celebrity attended the brand's summer party in London's East End, sporting an eye-catching JW Anderson rabbit jumper and trouser set. Maya Jama, a fellow brand ambassador, was welcomed by him in a Dolce & Gabbana dress. 'It felt so forwardthinking,' Daley says of his role/.

Fundraising Regulator has slammed Inside Success, an anti-knife crime company, after its campaigners are accused of coercing children to hand over cash

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 31, 2023
After complaints about its employees compelled children into forknifing and pressuring others by blocking their route, an anti-knife crime group was banned from threatening their entry. Inside Encounter Victory, a social enterprise with 15-year employees, had 15 complaints in two years about the tactics used to sell its magazine to the public for £5. Sellers were also found to use coercion techniques such as blocking the passage for people until they paid the money they requested for, and even went as far as following them if they were away.

In 2024, Tom Daley confirms he is returning to dive for the Paris Olympics

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 30, 2023
After a two-year absence, Tom Daley has returned to diving and will apply for a spot in Paris next summer's Olympics. Since winning gold in the synchronized 10-meter platform and bronze in his individual event, the 29-year-old hasn't competed since the Tokyo Games in 2021. But Daley has now confirmed that he wants to attend his fifth Olympics, where his five-year-old son Robbie will compete at a Games for the first time.

"The Aim Would Be to Knit Together," Tom Daley's 5-Year-Old Son Can Already Crochet says

www.popsugar.co.uk, July 18, 2023
When he was photographed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Tom Daley inadvertently made himself the face of knitting, holding knitting needles in hand. When watching the game, the diver was seen knitting in the stands in his Team GB vest top, the rest is history. In addition to his diving success, Tom Daley's Made with Love brand has since launched and published a book with a guide to getting started. And the father-of-two has revealed that he's already passed on his love of the craft to future generations, admitting that his five-year-old can already crochet. The 29-year-old says, "I've taught [Robbie] how to crochet, but I can crochet a chain." "He did ten chains and then he was like, 'that's enough, papa,'" says the girl, who then said, 'okay,' because I don't want him to hate it. It would be amazing to just sit on the couch and chat, or just be knitting and crocheting [together]. It'd be so fun."

Tom Daley reveals how he and his husband and children celebrated Pride

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 6, 2023
Tom Daley, 29, a native of Plymouth, lives with his wife Dustin Lance Black, 49, and their two children, Robbie, five, and their newborn Phoenix. Eliza.co.uk asked The Olympic swimmer, who lives in London, five questions about TikTok, one of which concerns how he spent Pride. He said he was in Los Angeles and missed London Pride, but the couple went to the parade in the American city instead.

Mind Doctor DR MAX PEMBERTON has six ways to prevent your anxiety from spiraling out of control

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 28, 2023
Although we hear a lot about depression these days, anxiety is actually more prevalent, affecting about one in six adults. About 75% of people are concerned, and almost a quarter say that it has barred them from attending social activities. Dr. MAX PEMBERTON outlines six simple ways that will make all the difference.

Penny Mordaunt opens up the coronation, why she wore fluffy slippers at the Abbey, and single life

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 28, 2023
During the interview, the politician spoke about why she carried two fluffy slippers to the Abbey and why she's content being single. Following a one-year marriage, the 50-year-old, who never remarried after splitting from husband Paul Murray in 2000, said she is content being single. She says she'feels complete" without a partner, and that although she has no need for 'another half,' she would not be politically opposed to meeting someone. 'It's, of course, a mystery why a workaholic with no social life and four cats is not a huge success,' Joking said. (Pictured L-R: Penny Mordaunt in the House of Commons and at Westminster Abbey during the coronation) a laming. Inset: one of the memes created after the royal service.

Tom Daley celebrates his 29th birthday

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 22, 2023
Dustin Lance Black, his husband, has welcomed his second child by surrogate. On Sunday evening, there was much to celebrate as Tom Daley turned 29 by posting a series of snaps from the occasion to his Instagram. As he posed with a baked cake and an ice cream, the Olympic diver looked in good spirits.