Tom Daley announces engagement to Dustin Lance Black

The Olympic diver and the screenwriter decide to tie the knot.

By Jim Buzinski | October 2, 2015, 7:29 am PDT

Olympic diving medalist Tom Daley, 21, has announced his engagement to Hollywood screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, 41. Daley showed off their engagement rings in a post on Instagram, saying, "#HeSaidYES and then #ISaidYES ❤️Thanks for all the lovely messages!"

#HeSaidYES and then #ISaidYES ❤️Thanks for all the lovely messages!

A photo posted by Tom Daley (@tomdaley1994) on Oct 2, 2015 at 12:12am PDT

The public found out the old-fashioned way: In an engagement announcement in the Times of London:

Tom Daley announces his engagement to partner Dustin Lance Black in the Times newspaper. http://t.co/he7HdWld9O pic.twitter.com/ieike2uFam
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) October 1, 2015

Daley came out as gay last year. No wedding date has been announced and congratulations to the couple.

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