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Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds’ Chronicles Olympian’s Battle with Eating Disorder and Secret Romance

This documentary charts his journey from coping with body dysmorphia triggered by a 2011 directive to embracing life with husband Dustin Lance Black alongside their children after stepping away from competition.

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Overview

  • The film reveals how a 2011 British Diving directive to lose weight plunged Daley into bulimia and persistent body dysmorphia during his London 2012 preparations.
  • Daley describes being cautioned by management to avoid photos with Dustin Lance Black before his 2013 coming out, an experience he says filled him with shame.
  • Intimate footage shows Daley supporting his father through the final months of a brain tumour battle in 2011 while competing on emotional “autopilot” at the Olympics.
  • He opens up about years of school bullying and locker-room pressures that stifled male athletes from speaking out on mental health struggles.
  • Since retiring after the 2024 Paris Games, Daley has settled in Los Angeles with his husband and sons, prioritizing well-being and fatherhood.