Personal Life
Daley lives in Plymouth in a home purchased in early 2013, near that of his mother, Debbie, and two brothers, William and Ben. His father, Robert, died from a brain tumour on 27 May 2011, aged 40, after a long battle with cancer. Daley is a good friend with American female diver Kassidy Cook, multiple Junior National Champion in one-metre and three-metre springboard, whom he has known since the age of 13. In 2012 they were rumoured to be in a relationship by the Daily Mail. Daley later denied the claims. During the Olympics, Tom Daley and his diving partner, Peter Waterfield, became subject to homophobic tweets by a professonal footballer.
In 2012 Daley appeared in Series 1, Episode 3 of the CBBC's 12 Again.
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