Tom Daley filmmaker says ‘major broadcaster’ turned down doc because director isn’t gay

Vaughan Sivell and Tom Daley (Image: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery)

Vaughan Sivell, director of the upcoming Tom Daley documentary 1.6 Seconds, has revealed that a major broadcaster turned down the chance to commission his film on the Olympic diver because he isn’t gay.

At a preview screening of the film in London last night, Sivell and Daley sat down for a post-screening Q&A. In this conversation, Sivell, whose son was in the audience, told host Yinka Bokinni that he hopes the film is “an inspiration to anyone with sons, whether they’re gay or not.”

“I’ll tell you a really weird thing. Before we were lucky enough to get Discovery+ to make this film with us, one of the major broadcasters turned it down because I wasn’t

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