Tom Daley confesses to fiance Dustin Lance to online sex with another man and vows to stop after video emerges of Olympic hero stripping for cyber romp
Olympic diving medallist Tom Daley admits cyber sex but
said it happened when he and fiance Dustin Lance were on a
break
Tom said:
“It will never happen again” — after film emerged of him stripping for a cyber
romp.
The Olympic
diving ace revealed it took place in a seven-month split from hubby-to-be
Dustin Lance Black.
But he
pledged: “This will absolutely never happen again now that we’re getting
married.
“The date is
set, and we’re raring and ready to go for that wedding now.”
Tom said he
and film-maker Dustin, 42, had secretly been “on a break” because of the demands
of their long-distance relationship when he chatted with other men online and
indulged in cyber sex with one.
Tom said he
had confessed all to Dustin about his online sex
session.
And he
insisted to The Sun his relationship with Dustin — who he calls Lance — was now
stronger than ever.
Olympic
bronze medallist Tom said: “It was the distance. It’s not like I actually met up
with anyone.
“I’m 22
years old, and if you talk to someone through social media it is what it is. It
was nothing more than that. We never physically met.
“But in the
modern world this is what can happen — things are more accessible online, and
distributed, and they spread like wildfire.
“People are
just exploring and finding out what can be done and how easy it is to not even
think about what you’re doing online.
“Me and
Lance after working through that distance through the amount of time we’ve been
together, sometimes it takes something like a little bit of time apart to
realise how fond you are of each other.
“That’s why
we’ve been enjoying planning our wedding so much in the last few
weeks.
“We don’t
have secrets in our relationship. We’re honest and open about everything. When
we were back together I told him everything.
“Lance and I
had a period of time apart, and then coming back together and realising we’re
meant for each other.
“We’re
soulmates — and the only way that we were going to get back to that point was to
be honest, open and share everything that happened in our time away from each
other.
“It’s
totally crucial to us that we are completely and totally open with each
other.
“I don’t
think I’ve done anything more or less than any other 22-year-old has done. Lance
and I have such a strong connection that again our honesty and openness is so
important.”
Fans had no
idea the pair had temporarily split last year and Tom’s social media for 2016 is
full of happy pictures of the pair.
But behind
the scenes Tom’s relationship was in turmoil and he turned to other men for
comfort.
The Sun can
reveal Tom first made contact with a male fan from Liverpool in February 2016 —
just months after announcing his engagement to American
Dustin.
He sent the lad a love heart emoji in a
private message from his Instagram account and told the 23-year-old stranger he
was “fit” before sending his mobile number.
The diver
has fronted a charity campaign urging young people to think carefully before
sending sexual images and videos online.
But he
repeatedly begged the man to come to London to visit him during their 11-month
online exchange.
And he also
sent him intimate pictures and the explicit video via Snapchat. The pair were
even in contact last Friday night but did not meet up.
Tom
admitted: “It was the two biggest years of our lives work-wise — it was my
Olympic year and Lance was filming his mini-series for ABC called When We Rise,
and distance can be hard sometimes.
“We made
these decisions because it was something we felt was the right decision to make
for us at the time — but in time it has actually made us grow stronger
together.
“We feel
like it was the right thing. I couldn’t now imagine living without Lance. And
that’s why we are getting married.”
Dustin told
The Sun: “Tom and I talked about anything and everything that went on. That’s
the secret to how we are so close and can survive tough times.
“I was out
of the country for about seven months last year — I’d been back and forth before
that too, and in that time Tom and I took a decision to take time
off.
“We didn’t
tell a lot of people and it wasn’t the easiest time for us — so what Tom did in
that time was his personal business.
“But as soon
as my production was done we realised we can’t live without each other, and
adjustments had to be made to make sure that we are never separated for any
reason, including work, ever again.
“Part of that process is also why we’ve actually now set a date for our wedding.
“We finally
set a date and things are very good, very good now.
“But
distance is tough, and a lot of time apart is tough. I do wish that what has
happened in Tom’s personal life was kept personal but those aren’t the times
we’re in.
“I didn’t
really want to know and I was very busy so I didn’t really want to pursue anyone
– and we never felt out of love with each other.”
In January
last year, just days before one of Tom’s online romps, the pair gave an
interview for “The Love Issue” of gay magazine Out.
Dustin said:
“Love is a commitment to me — something that goes deep. You can’t have that at
first sight. It has to be earned.
“But did we
start to fall in love at first sight? I believe so.”
Former
Splash! presenter Tom told The Sun in December that the pair were in the middle
of planning their wedding for later this year.
And he
revealed how he hoped to have children with Lance.
He said:
“I’ve always been a family person so I’ve always wanted kids, and I know Lance
does, too. I don’t know how many — an army of kids, a whole diving
team.”
“We’re in
the planning stages at the moment and it is very exciting. But I’ve not been to
a wedding since I was five so who knows what it will be
like?”
Tom met
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin in March 2013, at a dinner organised by
friends in LA.
He is a
screenwriter, director and film and TV producer and also an LGBT rights
activist.
He shot to
overnight fame after scooping an Academy Award for the 2008 film
Milk.
Tom made the
first move, scribbling his number on a napkin at the end of the
night.
Since going
public with their relationship they have dominated each other’s social
media.
Tom’s
official Facebook page has more than 2.7million likes, his Instagram has
1.7million followers and his Twitter 2.6 million followers.
FAME
FLYNET
TOM came out
as gay in a YouTube video in 2013.
The clip has
since been viewed more than 4.5million times.
Equality
organisation Stonewall said he was “a role model for thousands of other young
people”, while Lady Gaga called him “inspiring”.
It was only
after meeting Dustin that Tom thought he might be gay.
He said: “I
guess it has always been in the back of my head, but you never really
know.
“I’d been in
relationships with girls where I’d had sexual feelings, but it became so much
more intense when I met Lance.”
Tom started
diving aged seven and became the youngest gold medal winner at the European
Championships aged 13.
At the 2008
Beijing Olympics he was Great Britain’s youngest competitor, aged just 14.
A year later he became Britain’s youngest world champion.
A year later he became Britain’s youngest world champion.
At 16 he won
two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and he is the only person to have won
the BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year award three
times.
Tom won an
Olympic bronze at the 2012 London games. He bagged a second bronze, with his
diving partner Daniel Goodfellow at Rio 2016.
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