Tom Daley announces hes dating man

Olympic diver Tom Daley says he is in a relationship with a man.

In a video released for his fans on YouTube the 19 year old British Olympian says come spring this year my life changed massively when I met someone and it made me feel so happy so safe That someone is a guy.

Daley says in the five minute video clip which he published Monday that he wanted to put an end to all the rumours and speculation and just say it tell you guys adding is it a big deal I don't think so.

Daley won the 10 metre platform gold at the 2009 world championships when he was 15. He took bronze in the same event at last year's London Olympics.

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I met someone said the 19 year old diver And that someone is a guy.

That simple revelation was enough to make news across the U.K. and for Daley's name to trend worldwide on Twitter.

In the YouTube video Daley said he has dated girls in the past and Of course I still fancy girls but right now I'm dating a guy and I couldn't be happier.

Not all the tweets were supportive of course. There were message along these lines declaring that Daley's sexuality is ultimately irrelevant.

And there was a lot of homophobic abuse hurled Daley's way too.

He's no stranger to detractors on Twitter though. A British teen was arrested in 2012 for his malicious tweets to Daley after the diver finished off the podium in one event at the London Olympics.

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