Tom Daley has taken to social media to share a rather cheeky wedding snap with husband Dustin Lance Black to mark almost a decade since they tied the knot in a romantic ceremony at Dartmoor National Park.
A Cheeky Anniversary Post
The Olympic diver, 31, shared two unseen photos from his wedding to Hollywood director Dustin, 51, on Instagram. The first picture shows the grooms walking through the gardens with their families and friends behind them. However, the second photo captures the pair standing at a set of urinals, with Dustin cheekily gazing downwards.
Tom wrote: "Nine year wedding anniversary," and emblazoned his sweet comment with a red love heart emoji.
Their Love Story
The couple met in 2013 when Tom was at a low point in his diving career, suffering from a lack of confidence. He explained: "I got to a really low point with my diving where I thought I wasn't going to be able to keep going like I didn't see the point in carrying on. Meeting Lance, he kind of inspired me to want to carry on. Inspired me to want to be great at what I do."
He added: "He inspired me to want to be the best person that I could be. It was really special, because I think it was the first time that I realised that being attracted to men wasn't just a sexual thing. I actually could fall in love with a man."
How It All Began
Dustin recalled that it was Tom who took charge and gave him his number to get things started. He said: "My phone, he puts his number in, and when he hands it back and I look at it, he's put a winky face at the end of his phone number. No heterosexual man has ever put a winky face at the end of their number when they give it to another dude!"
The couple bonded over shared experiences of loss and success. Dustin explained: "The first things we started sharing were about the fact that he had, not so long ago lost his dad. I had not so long ago just lost my big brother, who was like my dad, because I never had that. I had recently won an Academy Award. He had won his first Olympic medal."
20-Year Age Gap
Tom previously explained that despite their 20-year age gap, the pair have managed to simply "align" with one another thanks to the passage of time. He told UsWeekly: "One hundred percent. It’s funny because the people that know us know that I’m the more mature person that kind of runs the show in the house."
He added: "As we get older, I think we both align very well on what we want to achieve. We’re both really big dreamers. I think that was the biggest thing for us, that we’re both so supportive of each other. We don’t limit the other person’s dreams. We really make each other feel like we can achieve whatever we set our minds to!"
The couple, who married on May 6, 2017, at Bovey Castle Hotel in Dartmoor National Park, are parents to sons Robbie Ray, seven, and Phoenix Rose, three.
