TOM Daley

2022 - 8 - 5

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Alison Rowat's TV preview: The Fringe, Fame and Me; Tom Daley ... (HeraldScotland)

TOM Daley is a brave guy. There's the diving, of course. Heights, complex routines, high risk of injury โ€“ the stuff of nightmares for most ofโ€ฆ

Also returning is Alexei Sayle, who claims to have brought stand-up to the Fringe at the beginning of the 1980s. Itโ€™s that time of year again, when Edinburgh rents out its flat to the world and escapes to the seaside, leaving the rest of us to deal with the festival and its accompanying hordes. The film is at its strongest when Daley speaks about his struggle to accept his sexuality and come out. The hook for the film, and the inspiration for the title, is the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, which come to a close next week. Moreover, and just as importantly, he wants to see a Pride flag in the opening ceremony. There is a common thread running through the interviews: fear of exposure and violence.

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