Tom Daley Comes Out As Having a Boyfriend, But WHO IS THE BOYFRIEND?

It’s probably only a matter of minutes or days before the internet figures out exactly who eminently suckable and fuckable 19-year-old British diver Tom Daley was referring to when he issued his earth-shaking YouTube video for fans today telling them he’s bi and has a boyfriend. If only everyone on Reddit weren’t such a sad, shut-in, hetero dork.

It’s earth-shaking news for many, of course, kind of like if one of those One Direction homos finally decided to tell the truth, but the fact of a diver with a cute little face coming out as gay is hardly big news to some of us with better gaydar.

First, here’s the video, if you somehow managed not to see it already.

So, WHO’S THE LUCKY TOP? A tipster tipped off Queerty back in October that they’d spotted Tom grabbing coffee with L.A.-based gay screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. At 39 Lance is just over twice Tom’s age, but hey, maybe he just makes Tom feel safe. And from what we know, Tom would be exactly Lance’s type.

Because of the boldness of Tom’s announcement, we’d guess that the boyfriend is someone who’s already out of the closet, because the paparazzi are now going to be poised behind every bush and urinal to catch these two together. The main rumor would point to this guy:




That would be Brian Rabb, a very cute young American singer-songwriter who Tom posted a photo of on Instagram in August, along with a female friend, saying that the three were partying for the last time before Tom “went away” for a while.

The other rumors would point to a) Liam Payne from One Direction, because they’re pals and they hung out on Halloween and posted TwitPics together last year; and b) the longshot, Leandro Panna, the Argentinian model and ex-boyfriend of British model Katie Price, only because they’ve been photographed together in the last year and Panna appeared on the show Celebrity Splash! that Tom hosts in Britain.

Anyway speaking of gaydar, did anyone think that a straight man made this?

Also, here are a few favorite images of Tom. Next up to come out, we hope, Jack Laugher.






Also, inevitably, the ‘phobes have come out on Twitter, and everyone is aghast that people still use the word ‘faggot.’

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13 thoughts on “Tom Daley Comes Out As Having a Boyfriend, But WHO IS THE BOYFRIEND?”

  1. This is huge international news.. Perhaps he can be a positive role model for GBTQ youth around the world who don’t have someone who is as famous and is as respected like Tom Daley is as an athlete to look up to. Experimenting with your sexuality in your youth has been going on for eons. The lucky guy he is dating is hot as hell as well.

  2. Many gay guys knew he was bi .. eh gay before he knew it himself! Wish him all the best and he hope he wins a medal in Rio.

      1. sit you ass down and shut the fuck up, take your head out of tou ass so you stop barking out of your anus! youo nnust be even more generic tan this generic twink!

  3. Hopefully it’s a nice typical black guy. Tom needs someone attractive and nerdy to match his athleticism.
    I speak for everyone when I state this.

    1. Relative where tho? He’s nothing outside of Britain. No one else cares about a 3rd place Olympic bronze winning diver.

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