Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black’s second bundle of joy has arrived! The Olympian and his husband Dustin Lance Black confirmed the piece of amazing news on the social media platform Instagram.
The pair has been blessed with a baby boy. Keep scrolling further to learn more details about Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black’s newborn son including his sweet name.
Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black welcome their second child together
The Olympic gold medalist and his screenwriter husband never revealed that they were expecting their second baby. The pair just directly announced the arrival of their second baby to U.K.’s Times newspaper on Wednesday. The statement read, “BLACK-DALEY on 28th March to Thomas Robert Daley and Dustin Lance Black, a son, Phoenix Rose.”
Soon after, the couple shared a snap of their baby boy on Instagram. “And then there were four. Our second son, Phoenix Rose Black-Daley, arrived at 3:34pm on March 28, 2023. ❤️,” Dustin Lance wrote alongside a beautiful picture of the family of four.
The photograph showed Tom and his husband Dustin Lance looking at their newborn baby boy Phoenix adoringly, meanwhile, their 4½-year-old son Robert placed a kiss on his little brother’s forehead.
On the other hand, Daley shared an Instagram post of his own. He simply captioned a few snaps of the lovely family, “PHOENIX ROSE BLACK-DALEY 🧡 Our family has grown in the last week, we welcomed Phoenix to the world on 28/03/23 and he’s just perfect 🧡 Robbie is loving being a BIG BRO! 👨👨👦👦.”
When did Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black welcome their first child?
The Olympic diver and the Oscar-winning screenwriter welcomed their first child together, son Robbie Ray in the year 2018. At that time, they announced the birth of their older son on social media.
“Welcome to the world little Robbie Ray. Thank you for bringing so much love and light with you. And thank you to those who helped turn our dream of having a family into this wonderful reality. ❤️#AFamily #HappyBirthday 👨👨👦,” Dustin Lance wrote in the caption of the Instagram post.
In an Instagram post shared at that time, Daley described the arrival of his son Robbie Ray, as “The most magical moment of my life. ” He further added, “The amount of love and joy you have brought into our life is immeasurable. Our precious son. ❤️👶🏼❤️.”
The name ‘Robert’ holds a special place in the heart of Tom Daley. It was the name of the athlete’s father who passed in the year 2011 due to cancer. In addition to this, it is also Tom’s middle name.
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black’s love story explored
Tom and Dustin Lance started dating in the year 2013. The couple walked down the aisle in May 2017. They exchanged their vows at Bovey Castle in Devon, England, about 30 miles from Plymouth, Daley’s hometown.
During a 2016 interview with Out, Daley and Dustin Lance mentioned that it was “love at first sight” between them, and that they both wanted children. And now, they are proud parents of two sons.
We send big congrats to Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black on adding another member to their clan. Sending their baby boy nothing but lots of love. Don’t forget to stay tuned with us for the latest updates from the world of showbiz.
