Tom Daley’s moving into the writer business!
The British diver just got finished a successful time at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The 27-year-old not only won a gold medal in the men’s synchronized 10-meter platform event, but he also won bronze in the individual event. But what’s next for the career athlete and father of one? Two books… and one of them is a children’s book.
In October of this year, Tom Daley will be releasing a memoir titled Coming Up For Air: What I Learned From Sport, Fame, and Fatherhood. Part of the book description reads:
“In this deeply personal book, Tom explores the experiences that have shaped him and the qualities to which he owes his contentment and success; from the resilience he developed competing at world-class level, to the courage he discovered while reclaiming the narrative around his sexuality, and the perspective that family life has brought him.”
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But, again, that’s not all in the works for Tom Daley. According to an insider source who spoke to The Sun, Daley is also working on a children’s book.
“Off the back of [Coming Up For Air] a lot of big-name publishing companies have shown an interest in producing a children’s book,” they say. “There are meetings being lined up next month with Tom’s literary agent to discuss the possibilities.”
Tom Daley is the father of a three-year-old named Robbie, along with his husband Dustin Lance Black. The two welcomed Robbie into existence thanks to the help of a surrogate. Since then, Daley has juggled his athlete practices and competitions with his parental duties. Though, that has paved the way for beautiful moments like a video of Robbie reacting to his father winning a competition.
According to Towleroad, Tom Daley is looking to pull from his experiences with Robbie to create the fledgling children’s book.
“As a father himself, he knows what works for children and what they like,” added the source. “And being able to continue to inspire more children through a book is a real pull. Tom is incredibly busy but this is something his team wants him to consider.”
Whats the book going to titled? “Tom and the Old Man”.