British Olympic diver Tom Daley has confessed to having an online tryst with a fan during a secret relationship break - and has promised his fiancé that it "will never happen again".
Footage of the diving ace stripping for online sex has emerged, prompting Daley to confess a number of online relationships to his fiancé, 42-year-old Dustin Lance Black, the Daily Mail online reported.
Daley said he had been on a seven-month "break" from his then boyfriend as the pair were tied up with demanding work commitments. During this time he messaged another man and sent explicit pictures and video over social media.
story_article_left1
Daley told the Sun newspaper: "This will absolutely never happen again now that we're getting married. The date is set, and we're raring and ready to go for that wedding now." The Olympic bronze medallist said his relationship with Black was stronger than ever.
"It was the distance. It's not like I actually met up with anyone. I'm 22 years old, and if you talk to someone through social media it is what it is. It was nothing more than that. We never physically met.
"But in the modern world this is what can happen - things are more accessible online, and distributed, and they spread like wildfire," said Daley.
He said that distance had made the couple realise "how fond" they were of each other.
"'Lance and I had a period of time apart, and then coming back together and realising we're meant for each other ...
"Lance and I have such a strong connection that again our honesty and openness is so important."