Tom Daley is reportedly dating Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter and activist Dustin Lance Black, twenty years his senior.
Daley and Dustin were pictured getting coffee at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Hollywood last week according to website Queerty.
The 19-year old British Olympic diving medallist came out as bisexual to his fans via a video message, and revealed he is currently dating a man.
Now multiple sources claim he is in a relationship with Dustin, 39, an American LGBT rights activist and celebrated figure in the film industry.
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Movie romance: Tom Daley is reportedly in a
relationship with Oscar-winning screenwriter and LGBT activist Dustin
Lance Black. The pair were pictured grabbing a cup of coffee together in
Hollywood last week
Long distance love: Tom is said to be 'besotted
with Dustin' and planning a future with the writer after they met at a
London hotel earlier this year
First relationship: Though he has always dated
girls growing up, Tom has said he found himself drawn to another man
this summer, and is now in a relationship with him
A source told The Sun: 'He's besotted with Dustin. They love each other and aren't concerned what anyone says about age difference.'
'Dustin is very proud of Tom for making such a powerful statement about his sexuality,' the source continues.
'They are officially in a long term relationship and are talking about having a future together.
Tom is said to be travelling back and forth to Los Angeles to visit Dustin, part of Hollywood's inner circle, who is regularly pictured rubbing shoulders with stars such as Leo DiCaprio, Clint Eastwood and actress Penelope Cruz.
Celebrated figure: Dustin is known for his LGBT activism, as well as his Oscar-winning screenwriting
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Daley talks about his boyfriend in his video message, where he said: 'Come spring this year my life changed massively when I met someone and it made me feel so happy, so safe, and everything just feels great. And, well, that someone – is a guy.’
He admitted that ‘it did take me by surprise a little bit’ but ‘something just clicked’ and ‘it felt right’, adding: ‘My whole world just changed there and then.
'Of course I still fancy girls but, I mean, right now I’m dating a guy and I couldn’t be happier. It feels safe and it really does feel right.’
'In love': The American filmmaker and writer is twenty years older than Tom, seen here heading to dinner with friends and family
Supportive family: Tom dined at Inamo in Soho on Tuesday night, right with his mother Debbie Daley
He looked fashionable in dark blue skinny jeans, a matching blue T-shirt with a shiny navy blazer over the top as well as chunky brown trainers.
The sportsman looked happy and relaxed as he made his way out of the restaurant into a waiting cab accompanied by friends and his mother Debbie Daley.
Taxi! Tom travelled home in style after enjoying a family night out
Dustin came out at a similar age to Tom, during his high school senior year and after spending much of his youth hiding his sexuality.
'I became intensely shy, I had thoughts of suicide,' Dustin told The Bay Area Reporter in 2008. 'I was a pretty dark kid, because I had an acute awareness of my sexuality, and was absolutely convinced that I was wrong.'
Now through his career in film, television and on stage, Black has brought the LGBT subject to the foreground, starting with his directorial debut, the gay romance film The Journey of Jared Price, then on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2008 film Milk.
Dustin himself has leant his voice to many a equality campaign, most recently to highlight the anti-gay laws in Russia.
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black's representatives have not yet responded to requests for comment.
Coming out: Tom announced his new relationship status in a video message on Monday
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