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Happy: Olympic diver Tom Daley talks to Jonathan Ross about how he met the love of his life at a party (Picture: Rex)

Delighted Tom Daley has revealed how he made the first move on his boyfriend after falling in love at first sight.

The Olympic bronze medallist met his partner - believed to be Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, 39 - at a party.

'It really was love at first sight, I'd never felt like anything like it before,' Daley, 19, told chat show host Jonathan Ross.

'We were at a party and I hadn't even spoken to him all night. I didn't know what to do or if he was gay at first. I made the first move, I typed "call me" in his notes with a smiley face on this phone and the next day he texted.

'I'd never felt the feeling of love, it happened so quickly - to the point I can't get him out of my head all the time.

'I've never had it before where I love someone and they love me just as much.'

Tom Daley's mystery boyfriend is said to be Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Pic: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire

He said his fella even stopped him from quitting his diving career. 'After the Olympics, I was down in the dumps, as it's such a hard way to get back into everything but he gave me the extra motivation and made me work harder and that is exactly what I need,' he added.

And he hoped more young people would be able to speak more freely about their sexuality. 'It felt like a dirty little secret, it felt like I had chains wrapped around me.

'I couldn't be who I was, I felt alone and trapped,' said Daley, who refused to confirm the identity of his boyfriend.

'Now that everyone knows, I have nothing to hide, those chains that I felt wrapped around me are gone.'

He urged other young gay people: 'Tell one person. Tell your story, how you feel.'

The full interview is on The Jonathan Ross Show on Saturday at 10.45pm on ITV.