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Tom Daley recently did a stunning photoshoot for Wonderland magazine, with his front cover images winning plenty of praise.
Yesterday, he shared a selection of underwater photographs taken for the shoot. Swipe the Instagram posting above to see them all.
The photographer, Bartek Szmigulski, also shared images on his own Instagram, including a small video clip.
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And in case you missed the cover, it’s below.
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In a separate development, Daley did a video interview with GLAAD this week, in which he discussed his career and Olympic success.
Highlights of the talk included comparisons between his 2016 Olympic experience and 2021.
“Back in 2016, when I thought it was going to be my chance to win an Olympic gold medal…after that competition, my husband said to me, ‘Maybe it’s not meant to be, maybe it’s meant to be that your future child is meant to watch you win an Olympic gold medal,’ and five years later, Robbie, our son, was watching it on TV.
“He was there to watch me win an Olympic gold medal and now the sweetest thing is, we are here in Calgary…and we drove past the Olympic parkway, and he was like ‘Papa, look, the Olympic rings…you win that!’ It is really sweet that he was able to watch it and he understands what I have done.”
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Daley also says he and his husband Dustin Lance Black want more kids.
“We have always said that we would like to have a big family. As a gay couple, it’s not just as easy as a bottle of wine and a good time! There is a bit more thought and preparation that has to go into it, but it is something that we would definitely like to look into in the future for sure.”
Asked whether he thinks he will compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Daley said: “I just want to see how my body does. If I can manage to do another Olympic Games, I would love to but I am going to take it step by step and next year, I will make the decision.”
You can watch the full conversation below.
justyouandi
That first pic is with his hairy legs, which are beautiful! He started shaving/waxing his legs a while back and it is such a great loss.
No, divers do not need to shave their bodies to compete. Swimmers do, but divers don’t.
Jon in Canada
There IS a valid reason as to why many divers shave/trim leg hair. Tom discussed it on his channel. I’m paraphrasing here: ‘…and the reason we shave or trim our leg hair is because Diving is a rather subjective sport so the judges being able to see the muscles in our legs more clearly, they can see more of how symmetrical and straight our dives are which in turn gives us an aesthetic advantage in scoring’
So yes, there’s a rationale behind it being done.
BigE
Neither swimmers nor divers are required to shave/wax to compete. It’s merely a psychological edge as it makes you feel more slippery in the water.
ondaboat0069
Isn’t it time the Queen knighted him?
SDR94103
tired of him being pushed on us.
CMath90606
Thank you. It is time to start giving Matty Lee the love he deserves.
Patrick
I can never get enough of Tom. If you do not wish to read about him and/or see his pictures, just skip over.
Jon in Canada
What do you mean “pushed” on you? You obviously clicked the link, so is it not more accurate to say you wanted to hate see/read a story about Tom and leave a crusty, bitter comment? Seriously, no one forced you to click the link. Bitterness is never a good look.
DarkZephyr
Jon in Canada has a point. You so did NOT have to click on the link. You could have easily passed this one by, but you didn’t. That’s squarely and solely on you, Bud.
Jer
Some of us prefer seeing the male body with as few coverings as possible; some NSFW sites have excellent underwater sequences.
nm4047
Ester Williams eat your heart out. What exactly was ‘stunning’ about this staging?
lykeitiz
Beautiful man, excellent role model.
respectfullycommenting
Certainly, thousands of Afghans are fleeing their homeland for the freedom to do soft porn underwater.
Jon in Canada
Yes, because people can only focus on one issue at a time. Seriously, just how obtuse are you. Also, you clicked the link, so you being upset is solely on you and no one else.
frapachino
Just stunning? Not brave too?
james7
I love Tom, and if I were King, it would be to the tower with those who diss him.