Tom Daley missed his chance at gold during the Rio Olympics, but the openly gay diver is still winning the hearts (and thirst) of the Internet as he returns home to London.
Daley, 22, clinched bronze in synchronized diving but did not move on to the finals for individual diving.
The young diver, who is engaged to American screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, was disappointed at the loss but pulled through to support his fellow athletes.
Of course, Twitter trolls had a few choice reasons for his loss.
\u201cTurning gay doesn't seem to have done Tom Daley any favours at #Rio2016 https://t.co/tdbT0Y5acx\u201d— Christian Voice (@Christian Voice) 1471712968
Fortunately, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling Apparated in to set the record gay.
\u201cCan't decide which is more offensive in this tweet, the stupidity or the spite. https://t.co/ksqZp17drc\u201d— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling) 1471714319
Now that Daley is headed home, he's back to a little training and planning his wedding--and possibly a family. In the meantime, he's watching for his fans this summer with video series #DaleyRoutines which focuses on everyone's most important attribute--butts.
Can we all agree as a digitally interlinked society that this kid can do no wrong?
