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Wales Online
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Tom Daley rules out having more children as he opens up on 'protecting' son Robbie
Tom Daley rules out having more children as he opens up on 'protecting' son Robbie Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black are parents to sons Robbie, seven, and two-year-old Phoenix but the former Olympic diver has ruled out expanding their brood Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black (Image: BANG Showbiz ) Tom Daley has declared that his family feels complete with no plans for additional children. The 31 year-old ex-Olympic diver, along with his partner Dustin Lance Black, 50, find their household perfectly fulfilling with sons Robbie, seven, and two-year-old Phoenix. When asked by Hello magazine about expanding their family, Tom said: "Family of four is good." The boys are regular features on Tom's social media with Robbie showing a penchant for the spotlight. But the former Team GB diver is cautious about exposing them to its drawbacks such as bullying. Tom said: "Robbie's got a lot of personality but there's also a part of me, with everything I went through as a kid, that wants to protect him as much as possible." Retiring post-Paris Olympics in August 2024 with an impressive five Olympic medals, including gold, the diving sensation started his sports journey at seven. Now he is determined to encourage his sons to pursue what they love, insisting he and Lance will back them whatever it might be. Sign up for our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here. Article continues below He said: "I want to be led by what they want to do. The way you can be your happiest is finding something you're passionate about, that you love to do, and then making it something you do every day. That's my hope for them." Tom has candidly shared his struggles with an eating disorder in his documentary Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds. Although he considers himself "fine" nowadays his relationship with food remains complex and he must continually manage his "expectations" following his retirement from competitive diving. He said: "Once you've had an eating disorder you always have a very different relationship with food – you question everything you eat, the amount of exercise you're doing, the calories you're burning.. Article continues below "Rationally when I look at myself I know I'm fine but that's not what the eating disorder sees. "The irrational part of your brain makes you question everything you do, making yourself not eat and then binge-eating. "Now that I'm retired, I have to adjust to not being able to train six hours a day six days a week and alter my expectations of what I need to do to maintain my happiness and health."
BBC News
15-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Don't give up' - why Peaty was convinced to go again
Adam Peaty was not immediately convinced he would return to competitive swimming after his emotional, gut-wrenching week at the Paris Olympics last summer.A landmark change to the sport's schedule - one that significantly boosts the 30-year-old's chance of further success going forward - was not all that was needed to seal the deal."If I retired post-Paris on something I deeply wasn't happy with - what message does that send to my children?," Peaty tells BBC Sport. "I want them to not give up when it does get tough. I want them to dig down, dig deep and find another way through that problem." The problem to which Peaty refers was his quest for a third consecutive Olympic 100m breaststroke gold last July. He had to settle for silver by an agonising 0.02 seconds, having contracted Covid-19 earlier in the week. He was in tears afterwards and again soon after when holding his three-year-old son, George."I got ill on the day you are most healthy," says Peaty, who also won relay gold in Tokyo in 2021."I have got to laugh about it because it is one of those incredibly painful moments but I don't see it is one of those things I am always going to look back on and say 'what a horrible moment'. "It has taught me so much about myself, about my future and where I want to apply that experience to my potential next Olympic Games. "It is just life. It will be tough sometimes and will be easy sometimes too."Peaty's first two Olympic golds - in Rio de Janeiro and then Tokyo - came during his period of dominance. The third individual medal, not quite the colour he wanted, followed his time out of the sport after issues with alcohol and his mental then Peaty's long-time coach Mel Marshall has left for a job in Australia, leading plenty to believe he would walk away from the sport, but the Englishman committed to another Olympic cycle last week after the 50m breaststroke races were added to the schedule for the Los Angeles Games in 2028."I watched the press conference and thought 'this is going to change the sport for everyone'," Peaty says."Swimming is one of those sports where it is incredibly demanding. "You are doing 4,000 to 5,000m in the morning, doing a whole day of work or school then 4,000m at night. "Sprinting is a little bit different because you don't have to commit to the metres as much."You still have to put the time in, it is going to be difficult like anything, but it is going to give longevity to those athletes that have been doing that for a long time, are getting tired of the sport and can train a bit differently."The British swimming championships began on Tuesday but Peaty will not defend his title. He is making a careful return to the sport after a break post-Paris with LA the ultimate goal, by which time his son will be eight."He is going to fully appreciate what it is like to be at an Olympic Games," Peaty says. "That is the journey we are on. "It is no longer a selfless decision it is a family and broader decision."I race fastest when I am happiest. You have got to get results, most of the time you will not be happy but at least there is a balance there. "That is something I learned from my previous cycle into Paris."
Yahoo
25-03-2025
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- Yahoo
The Sweet Story Behind Spencer McManes and Gabby Thomas's Engagement
Gabby Thomas just added a stunning Tiffany & Co. sparkler to her collection of milestone jewelry. The three-time Olympic gold medalist is officially engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Spencer McManes, per an exclusive report from Vogue Weddings. The intimate engagement took place during a staycation in Austin, Texas before her track season began, and according to Gabby, it was Spencer's best-kept secret. Per the publication, he took her ring shopping at Tiffany's during a Valentine's Day baecation in NYC and made a reservation at their favorite restaurant, J. Carver's. His dedication really pulled through, though, when he immediately Venmoed Gabby $50 to fix a nail she had broken during practice. (To be loved is to be seen, okay?) Gabby's best friend and a photographer looked on while Spencer proposed to her on the rooftop of a Travis Heights Airbnb. 'That's when I realized, 'Oh my gosh, this is happening,' she told Vogue. 'Normally he's very bad with surprises—and this was the one surprise I think I've ever witnessed him keep.' The couple has been romantically linked since a mutual friend set them up during their college careers in 2021, and they officially started dating in 2022. While Gabby was a competitive sprinter at Harvard, Spencer played football at Yale—and though the Ivy League universities are historically rivals, the pair fell in love and supported each other through the trials and tribulations of their athletic careers. 'We grew closer through it,' Spencer told Vogue. 'Last season helped us solidify our relationship and work really well as a team through the ups and downs.' In February 2025, Gabby exclusively told Cosmopolitan about her post-Paris celebration with Spencer and the support he provided her during the summer Olympics. 'For me, personally, after I finished all of my races and did my media tour, I went on vacation with my boyfriend to the Maldives and it was the most relaxing, like holistic wellness, retreat. I needed to kind of go off the grid for a little bit,' she said at the time. Congrats to the happy couple! You Might Also Like Here's What NOT to Wear to a Wedding Meet the Laziest, Easiest Acne Routine You'll Ever Try
BBC News
05-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Peaty omitted from GB's world-class programme for 2025
Six-time Olympic medallist Adam Peaty has not been included in the group of elite swimmers that will be supported by Aquatics GB throughout had been doubts about whether Peaty, 30, would retire after his silver medal at the Paris Olympics last summer, but he told the BBC last year he would take a break over the next two years while still not being selected as one of the 57 swimmers on Aquatics GB world-class programme, Peaty has not announced his remains involved with the British swimming programme but is on an adjusted training schedule after an extended break post-Paris with the next Olympics more than three years who won the first of his three Olympic gold medals at the Rio Games in 2016, posted on Instagram last month that he had "slowly" started building up his fitness and technique in has not publicly committed to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, but has said he will "100%" compete if the 50m breaststroke event is added to the Olympic medalists, including Matt Richards, Duncan Scott, Tom Dean and James Guy, have been included in the top-tier Aquatics GB programme which gives access to funding, training and sport science support.
