Whether it’s Jaws, Sharknado or a local news story about an attack on the beach, our fascination with sharks is never-ending, and usually comes with a negative connotation. Tom Daley wants people to change their perceptions about sharks. So much so that the Olympic diver recently stripped down and transformed himself into one with the help of some body-painting artists.
“I’ve always loved sharks. They’ve always really fascinated me,” Daley stated about the oceanic predator. “So today, I’m going to try and combat some of the misconceptions about sharks because they’re awesome animals.”
Tom teamed up with Sea World Parks and Entertainment for the project, which is being done in conjunction with UK Shark Week (August 2-8). The entire transformation was done by two artists and took four hours to complete.
In addition to raising awareness of the threats sharks face in the wild, Daley hopes that his involvement will also highlight the role sharks play in the ecosystem, as well as the importance of ocean conservation as a whole.
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Daley has promised that he’ll be diving deeper into the world of sharks “very soon.”
Watch the behind the scenes video of the diver-to-shark transformation below.
Dean Long
Naked means nothing, no swim suit, no flesh colored briefs
…misleading headlines
Billy Budd
SO cute.
Sutex Haron
“Blessed You Tom Daley. Ameen”
Mike Lundstrom
wearning a skin color pair of speedo’s in NOT getting NAKED Tom
Chris Cornish
No he does not , naked means without any covering.
Matthew Farris
If Tom Daley gets naked and there’s not a camera to record it, did it really happen?
Dennis Crowley
Not naked at all
MudgeBoy
What an adorable dude. He seems totally genuine. Glad he’s on our team.
Tobi
Aw, Tom, leader of the pack… http://d.pr/18JGb 😉
BitterOldQueen
Pity that he’s using his phenomenal body and fame to promote SeaWorld, a commercial organization (not a scientific or conservation one) that imprisons and mistreats intelligent mammals, confining creatures whose natural habitats cover thousands of miles into small, chemically-treated pools, for private profit. Apparently they also sent “undercover agents” to infiltrate PETA, which is just weird. Wish he had better judgment.
Pieter Jan Willems
Still cute through
Pablo Visintin
Naked?????
Robert Hillyer
His normal swimsuit is smaller than that one.
Captain Obvious
So twinkie…
*goes back to looking at Joe Manganiello*
DrewEurope
Why on earth would he be promoting Seaworld? Surely his PR handlers are better than that!?
imperator
Yeah yeah, he’s gorgeous as usual. And agreed, headline’s misleading- he’s not *naked.* But can we take a second to talk about how fuckin’ derpy that shark looks? It looks like it has a brain tumor.
redcarpet30
*sigh* Yet another gorgeous unattainable man for me to gawk at.
ParisNat
How pathetic can you get?
ParisNat
A total waste of space.
Michael Hunter
ibernard
Is this, now, support SHARK week?
Or does he have a role in SHARKNADO 3????
Mack
They painted over his flesh colored shorts in the video. So he’s not nude, just like any other swimmer at the beach.
ProfessorMoriarty
I just want to echo what BitterOldQueen posted. SeaWorld is the Halliburton of theme parks. They systematically enslave intelligent creatures for the entertainment of inbred hicks who are still, after all the bad publicity, fooled into attending their execrable venues. Shame on Tom Daley for lending his credibility to this morally bankrupt company.
Stache99
@redcarpet30: If you make a certain amount of $ or are a big shot producer/director I’m sure it’s not hard at all.
Bob Howe
Very cool
Captain Obvious
@ProfessorMoriarty: Honestly the majority of the animals hate being gawked at like that not just sea creatures. Lions, tigers, and apes I’ve personally witnessed turning their backs. When that’s not enough to get people to back off they roar and the apes fling feces.
It’s beyond inhumane and yet that hasn’t ever stopped anyone from participating in zoos because they get a chance to see enslaved animals of higher intelligence they’d be too afraid to confront in the wild.
I think the way we view animals is totally ridiculous. They know when they’re caged, they know when they’d be able to tear us to shreds, and they don’t like being gawked at by anyone just like we don’t. Idiots pretend we’re just attributing “human” emotion to animals but the animals make it very clear how they feel. Hell even my cat can flat out cry actual tears when he’s mad or upset. So what constitutes “human emotion” that other animals can’t have?
It’s really time for all zoos of any kind to be closed and outlawed.
stanhope
Are we really back to coverage of Tom Daly’s every fart?
Giancarlo85
Seaworld is a joke. I don’t know why he would want to be connected to that disgusting company. They don’t do anything to help the animals. And Tom Daly is overexposed. Maybe he should go back to his 50 year old sugardaddy boyfriend.
Tobi
@Captain Obvious: I’d agree, except we’re doing such a rapid job of destroying their natural habitat that zoos or safari parks may be the only hope of preserving and perhaps repopulating many species, that’s if-and-when that plague of locusts called humanity decide to stop stripping the globe bare.
Raphael
am I the only gay guy who doesnt think hes hot? x.x
Giancarlo85
@Raphael: I agree with you. If he was, he would do better with his choice of relationships.
Blackceo
@Raphael:
No you aren’t the only one.
ParisNat
He’s a total waste of space.
Captain Obvious
@Tobi: Very true, a few years ago an entire wooded area was stripped bare, and overpriced houses were put up in it’s place. The few remaining animals that survived that now have a tiny strip of trees to travel in between backyards with very little food and no protection from hunters. It’s quite ridiculous.
The idea that every single person on the planet must own a massive home and tons of land is inane.
Tobi
@Captain Obvious: Yup, along with logging, mining, etc. et al. The next few generations are going to curse us for our lousy stewardship of the planet. Oh, but I do make an exception for pandas, they should be extinct, they’re idiots. 😉
tusgold
I wiish he could do something besis swim hes so cute
tusgold
As I stated I really like this kid, plus he dates older men and my bf is 25 and I am 57. But dont worry I am age appropriate my hubby is 44, 14 yrs younger than me. He;s the typical Daddy abandons him when he was 4 and the mother is a creep and I was friends with his older brother and I was on his asss and treated him like gold then came the text whenhe called me daddy. That was thee green light. His older brother would shit if he knew I was fucking his younger brother. So for like 3 months it was me Brian and the tag along older brother. It was pure hell but I was rude to the older brother and me and brian were getting close. Today I told him i want us to hve an exclusive commitment and he was thrilled.That boi pussy is off the market
tusgold
OH thank you I momentarily slipped into a good mood and you ended that. Thankyou