Tom Daley considers parenthood as 'a nice distraction' Down Under

Gold Coast (Australia): English diving star Tom Daley says that impending parenthood takes the pressure off and is "a nice distraction" as he chases a Commonwealth Games hat-trick. Daley, 23, and his husband Dustin Lance Black posted this picture (right) on Valentine's Day via social media to announce that they are expecting their first child, using a surrogate. Daley said ahead of the opening ceremony next week of the Commonwealths in Gold Coast, Australia: "It's really nice and exciting to have that distraction away from the diving and you can think afterwards of some exciting things happening no matter what happens here."

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