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Olympic diver Tom Daley had initially come out as bisexual – but now says he’s gay
The adorable Olympic diver Tom Daley had said he “still fancies women” when he came out last fall.
But now it seems that he considers himself to be gay and not bisexual.
Tom appeared on Keith Lemon’s Celebrity Juice quiz show and talked about coming out.
Lemon: “So Tom, let’s get right to the crunch here – you’re a gay man now?”
Daley: “I am.”
Lemon then asks Daley if he has a boyfriend, to which Daley replies: “Yes, I do.”
Lemon: “Did you have one [a boyfriend] when you announced it on YouTube?”
Daley: “Yeah, that was the whole kind of reason behind it.”
“I came out on YouTube as I wanted to say what I wanted to say without anyone twisting it. I told my family before I told the world. I was terrified. I did not know what the reaction was going to be. I did it on YouTube because people were constantly digging and asking questions.”
Comments
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Joe says:
Glad Tom has come out all the way this time. 🙂 He’s an adorable addition to the ranks!
James says:
Greg, this is a thorny issue. I am always a little dubious when a young man presents himself as bi. But I believe in respecting what a person tells me. If you tell me you’re bi, then you are bi to me unless you tell me otherwise. Now that Tom has come out as gay, I say, “Congrats!”
FAEN says:
When I read this Karen Walker instantly popped into my head-‘honey headless people know you’re gay’.
Jay says:
He’s a sweet kid and a good role model for the younger generation. Nothing but support from me.
2201 East says:
Did he rate congrats when he came out as Bi, James?
Joe Mahnke says:
LOVE THE BOY, LOVE HIS COMING OUT CANDOR ON YOUTUBE, LOVE THE LOVE HE SHARES W/LANCE, LOVE TO SEE A WEDDING DOWN THE ROAD, LOVE THEM BOTH FOR SHARING THEIR VISIBILITY OF THAT LOVE, WHICH LANCE SO STRONGLY LOVED IN HARVEY MILK!