Russell Tovey reveals chat with Tom Daley about coming out
Actor who will be playing a gay footballer in new London play The Pass said he was 'very impressed' with the young diver
British ator Russell Tovey has revealed he chatted with Tom Daley after the young diver came out.
The 32-year-old actor said he was very impressed by the way Daley came out, saying it was ‘very casual, not even beautifully lit, just him lying on his bed’.
‘I messaged him and said, “I’m proud of you, it’s brilliant what you’ve done, mate”.
‘He just said, “Thanks”. He’s really sweet,’ he told the Evening Standard.
‘I can say, “If you ever need help’... And put it out there, but he’s [in a world] beyond me. If there was a younger actor wondering whether to come out, I’d advise them, definitely.’
Tovey, who will be playing a gay footballer in new play The Pass, said it was ‘easier’ for Daley to come out because he’s a solo diver.
‘What if you’re part of the rugby club ontour
— touching each other’s dicks, they do very homoerotic acts, all fine
because they’re straight — then they suddenly find out someone is gay?’
he said.
‘It becomes “Hang on a bit, we shouldn’t be doing this, you might be enjoying it”.’
On his new role, he said the theme is very current as more and more gay athletes are coming out.
He said: ‘And yet there are no footballers who have come out, and the ones who do end up as tragedy stories. Robbie Rogers left the game, Justin Fashanu killed himself.
‘There’s a rumor that a major sporting brand has had a six-figure sponsorship deal on the table for the past five years for the first Premiership footballer to come out and no one’s taken it.’
Tovey will also be starring in new HBO gay series Looking set to premiere on 19 January.
The 32-year-old actor said he was very impressed by the way Daley came out, saying it was ‘very casual, not even beautifully lit, just him lying on his bed’.
‘I messaged him and said, “I’m proud of you, it’s brilliant what you’ve done, mate”.
‘He just said, “Thanks”. He’s really sweet,’ he told the Evening Standard.
‘I can say, “If you ever need help’... And put it out there, but he’s [in a world] beyond me. If there was a younger actor wondering whether to come out, I’d advise them, definitely.’
Tovey, who will be playing a gay footballer in new play The Pass, said it was ‘easier’ for Daley to come out because he’s a solo diver.
‘What if you’re part of the rugby club on
‘It becomes “Hang on a bit, we shouldn’t be doing this, you might be enjoying it”.’
On his new role, he said the theme is very current as more and more gay athletes are coming out.
He said: ‘And yet there are no footballers who have come out, and the ones who do end up as tragedy stories. Robbie Rogers left the game, Justin Fashanu killed himself.
‘There’s a rumor that a major sporting brand has had a six-figure sponsorship deal on the table for the past five years for the first Premiership footballer to come out and no one’s taken it.’
Tovey will also be starring in new HBO gay series Looking set to premiere on 19 January.
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