Husbands Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have announced they became dads again last month.
The couple posted a statement in today’s ‘Births, marriages and deaths’ section of The Times in the UK.
The brief statement announcing the birth of a second son, Phoenix Rose, said: “Black-Daley on 28th March to Thomas Robert Daley and Dustin Lance Black, a son, Phoenix Rose.”
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This afternoon, both men posted photos of them and their kids to social media.
Oscar-winner Black, 48, and Daley, 28, met in the spring of 2013, and get engaged in 2015. They married in 2017, and welcomed their son, Robbie, to the world in June 2018. He was named after Daley’s father, Robert, who died in 2011 from brain cancer.
Robbie was born via the use of a surrogate mother in the US. It’s presumed that Phoenix was also born the same way. Black and Daley live most of their time in London, but commercial surrogacy is not available in the UK.
Last year, Daley, a gold-medal winning Olympic diver, spoke of why they decided to opt for surrogacy to create their family.
“’Lance and I […] had lost so many people in our families and there was something about surrogacy that we were drawn to that just meant that we could pass on the people that we’d lost, their genes and their thoughts, their feelings, their personalities and being able to bring someone into the world, that felt so extremely special.”
Congratulations, guys!
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ShaverC
So Tom was 18!! when they started dating, and Dustin was 38?? This is a healthy relationship in which to raise kids? They always look so odd together, too bad Dustin trapped Tom with the kids.
Man About Town
They got engaged in 2015 when Tom was 21 and Lance was 41. There’s no reason to call this relationship unhealthy and it’s even nuttier to suggest there was any “trapping” going on.
ShaverC
You think it’s normal for a 38 year old to go after a teenager? Doesn’t matter if they wait 3 years to actually marry. Looks predatory to me.
abfab
Dang, Shaver, you really have not lived, have you. At 18, there are loads of men dating older men of all ages. I won’t list the age range of my romantic liasons through the years because you’re very set in your Victorian Ivory Tower, and not worthy.
ShaverC
abfab: Just because you do something, doesn’t make right. Even though Tom was an adult at 18, that doesn’t mean that the mind of an 18 year old is the same as the mind of a 38 year old. You can keep dating teenagers if you feel like it though.
abfab
One more blanket statement from a conservative. I don’t date teeneagers I don’t have to. When I was 18 I had the most romantic and delicious affairs with guys much older than I. I look back with great fondness.
ShaverC
abfab: Good for you. You should’ve married one of them.
JPB
Go crawl back under your rock dead head.
flim
if you’d ever actually listened to Tom talk about wanting to be a dad you’d know that not only was he the one who asked Lance if he wanted kids, but he’s also been buying kids clothes since he was 16, yes it’s unusual, some would say odd but he’s very clearly always wanted to be a dad and a young dad too his family all had kids young as well
heath0043
Trapped Tom with kids? Tom loves kids and he wanted them just as much if not more than Lance did.
ShaverC
flim: No I never watched an interview of his, plus if you read what I wrote, you’d see that I said nothing about Tom being too young to have kids.
Jon in Canada
First off, Tom pursued Lance, not the other way round.
Secondly, while their age difference is 20 years, the fact remains they have succeeded in creating a loving and happy family and, frankly, that’s the only point that matters.
Third, Tom has always been adamant about having kids and, in fact, revealed it was something they talked about on their first date. So he’s hardly trapped.
Finally, if you need proof of just how centered and loving they are, watch some of the videos of Tom and Lance on Tom’s YouTube channel; you can see and feel their joy rather palpably. Seriously, your petty jealousy is showing.
ShaverC
Mack: No I’m not jealous. Age does make a difference, I don’t know what age you are but when I look back on who I was at 18 or 21 or even 28, it definitely wasn’t who I was at 40. I couldn’t imagine having anything in common with an 18 year old when I was 38.
ShaverC
flim, Heath, Jon in C: Are you all close friends of the couple? How do you all know these details? I have no desire to watch Tom’s you tube because 1. I’m not that interested in him. and 2. What someone posts in public is not always truthful. How many times do we see people post about how happy they are, only to find out 2 months later they’re divorcing? Especially celebrities who just crave attention. They’ll last as long as their “brand” is profitable.
Pistolo
I’m sure those kids are beautiful and they’ll never regret them (nor should they). But I do wonder….what was Dustin Lance Black doing from the age 19-28? Obviously not being with someone in their early 40s, getting married and having kids. Neither was I. This is why I cannot fathom even being in my late 20s dating someone who 19 or even 21, LET ALONE committing them to a relationship, bringing kids into the picture. Tom Daley would likely go ballistic on anyone who would bring this up but in like…hrm….15 years when he’s in his early 40s- could HE envision dating someone his son’s age? I think when he gets to that age, he’ll realize it was pretty bonkers.
People are complex, there’s room for nuance but I hope Tom Daley at least has/had outlets to feel like an independent adult. I really say that more out of concern than anything else.
flim
Pistolo: having read Lances biography he was kind of a mess from the ages of 18 to 28 an ex mormon trying to reconcile being gay for most of it, Tom is very different he’s effectively been an independent adult since he was 16, he was already a millionaire who had been to two Olympics when he met Lance, during the time they’ve been together Tom has also won every single major diving competition in some cases multiple times, he’s way more famous, arguably more successful and definitely more popular than his husband. I can absolutely see your point and I think in most cases it wouldn’t work but for someone who had experienced the same amount as Tom by 18/19 he has said himself he didn’t connect as much with people his own age
dbmcvey
@ShaverC
In other words, they were both adults.
Fahd
Congratulations to the Black-Daley family on their new addition.
I’ve noticed that the issue of commercial, as oppposed to altruistic, surrogacy has gotten a lot of attention in Europe lately. For example, a Spanish celebrity who is currently 68 years old had a child through commercial surrogacy, which is illegal in Spain, and the media went crazy. The Minister in charge of women’s issues in Spain said that commercial surrogacy is exploitative of the woman who carries the child, and that it should continue being a crime in Spain.
flim
Congratulations to Tom and Lance, the name is brilliant
ShaverC
I wouldn’t say “brilliant”. Far from it. Poor kid will eventually change it, or come up with a nickname.
flim
well you don’t seem inclined to say anything positive so thats not very surprising, I doubt it though Phoenix is a pretty common name and Rose is commemorating Lances mom I think thats great you feel free to think what you want
Jack
You sad queens trying to trash talk a 10 year relationship when your longest is measured with a stopwatch and starts with the Grindr sound?. If you walk outside and turn you ear toward London, you can faintly hear them……”Karma is a relaxing thought. Aren’t you envious that for you it’s not?. Mind your business, messy trolls.
ShaverC
Jack: I’m assuming that’s aimed at me. I’ve been with my partner for 18 years and we are not “open”. If you think schadenfreude is a good feeling to have then that says quite a bit about you.
abfab
Each time you speak SHAVER you reveal a little bit more of your need to open a book on occasion. KARMA and SHADENFREUDE are not the same thing.
Stay dumb. A good laugh is always welcome. Or see Avenue Q. The way it’s acted out might be helpful.
dbmcvey
@ ShaverC
It’s none of your business what consenting adults do.
The real Bruce
Wonderful news for Lance and Tom! And little Robbie too. Is Tom holding Phoenix in one of his own soft wool creations?
dbmcvey
Good for them! A great couple!
Weird how some people want to drag consenting adults who enter a marriage.