Olympic diver Tom Daley courageously came out to the entire world this week when he announced over YouTube that he’s been dating a man. The Olympian stud shocked the world with his inspiring admission and within days the athlete’s mystery lover has been identified.
According to E! Online the 19 year old has been dating Oscar winning screenwriter and gay rights activist Dustin Lance Black. Black is known for his Academy Award winning screenplay Milk which starred Hollywood favorite Sean Penn and was released in 2008.
The 39 year-old Milk writer and Daley have apparently been seeing each other since the Spring. The generationally gapped pair reportedly commented that they weren’t bothered by their 20 year age difference reports New York Daily News.
Though official reports are new to the press, Daley and Black were spotted back in October eating at The Coffee Bean in Hollywood.
It seems as if the newly announced couple are long distance at the moment, Daley is currently residing in his native Britain while Black recently returned to Los Angeles after working in Russia. Black is rumored to be returning to the U.K. to direct Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight.
In his heartfelt YouTube announcement Daley comes out and admits to dating a man, but does not mention Black’s name. The 19-year-old’s statement in his video is extremely touching, "In spring this year, my life changed massively when I met someone and they made me feel so happy, so safe and everything just feels great," the 19-year-old said. "And that someone is a guy. It did take me by surprise a little bit. It was always in the back of my head that something like that could happen, but it wasn't until spring this year that something just clicked. It felt right and I thought, 'OK,' and my whole world changed there and then."
The overall reaction to the young Olympian’s honest message has been overwhelmingly positive. Daley even took to Facebook to express his gratitude to his loving fans, posting:
“I'd just like to say a massive thanks for all the support yesterday...it truly was overwhelming xx”
Watch Tom Daley’s inspirational coming out video below: