Tom Daley And Dustin Lance Black Are Officially Parents Now

Their son Robert Ray shares part of his name with Daley's father, who died in 2011.

World Champion diver Tom Daley and American filmmaker Dustin Lance Black have become parents.

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The birth of their son Robert Ray, who shares the first part of his name with Daley's late father, was announced in the Times on Saturday.

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Daley posted a picture of the new addition to the family on Twitter, saying he had brought "immeasurable" love and joy into their lives.

Tom Daley @TomDaley1994

• 27/06/18 • Welcome to the world our precious little Robbie Ray Black-Daley ❤️ The amount of love and joy you have brought into our life is immeasurable, our precious little son ❤️👶🏼❤️ https://t.co/J76KgBTRqs

12:48 PM - 30 Jun 2018

The couple kept the details of the birth under wraps, but had announced back in February that they were expecting a child from a surrogate in the US.

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The couple were subject to abuse from right-wing commentators after the announcement.

"I get tons [of abuse] every day, but at the end of the day I’m married with a kid on the way and I don’t care what anyone says. I don’t care if they don’t like it," Daley hit back in an interview in April.

Daley, 24, three-time World Champion diver, told the Times that diving is "no longer [his] No 1."

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"My child is No 1 and diving is No 2 and, for me, that order might help," he said.

"All of a sudden coming to training is no longer my crazy, chaotic time; it’s the quiet time without a screaming, pooping child."