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Tom Daley had to be carried to the bathroom after gruelling Comic Relief trek

Julia Hunt
·Contributor
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Watch: Tom Daley discusses his gruelling Comic Relief challenge

Tom Daley has said he can barely walk after completing his epic Comic Relief challenge and that his husband had to carry him to the loo.

The Olympic diver rowed, swam and cycled 290 miles from London to his home town of Plymouth, in Devon, over four days.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, he admitted he was feeling “pretty rough” after finishing the Hell Of A Homecoming challenge.

Olympic diver Tom Daley at the start line for his bike ride from the Tower of London during his Comic Relief challenge, a gruelling journey from London Aquatic Centre in Stratford, east London, where he won his first Olympic medal in 2012, to his home town of Plymouth. Picture date: Monday February 14, 2022.
Tom Daley has completed his challenge. (PA)

Daley, 27, said he was now being looked after by his mum and his husband Dustin Lance Black.

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He said: “I’m at my mum’s house in Plymouth so being looked after but literally when I got up to pee in the middle of the night my husband actually had to carry me and help me because I can’t really walk.”

“It’s honestly the hardest thing I’ve ever put my body through,” said the star.

“With all of the Olympic training that I’ve done my diving lasts 1.6 secs per dive.

“I’ve never done any kind of endurance training.”

Olympic diver Tom Daley and TV presenter Davina McCall at the start line for Tom's bike ride from the Tower of London during his Comic Relief challenge, a gruelling journey from London Aquatic Centre in Stratford, east London, where he won his first Olympic medal in 2012, to his home town of Plymouth. Picture date: Monday February 14, 2022.
Tom Daley rowed, swam and cycled 290 miles. (PA)

Daley started his challenge earlier this week.

He got off to a rocky start when his boat capsized in the Thames, plunging him into the water.

Olympic diver Tom Daley rows underneath Tower Bridge on the River Thames during his Comic Relief challenge, a gruelling journey from London Aquatic Centre in Stratford, east London, where he won his first Olympic medal in 2012, to his home town of Plymouth. Picture date: Monday February 14, 2022.
Tom Daley capsized in the Thames. (PA)

The trek took in places that hold some importance for the diver.

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They included the Aquatics Centre in Stratford, which is where the star won his first Olympic medal in 2012.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 08: Dustin Lance Black (L) and Tom Daley attend the GQ London Fashion Week Men's 2018 closing dinner hosted by Dylan Jones and Rita Ora at Berners Tavern on January 8, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Dustin Lance Black (L) and Tom Daley attend the GQ London Fashion Week Men's 2018 closing dinner (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Daley also visited Dartmoor's Bovey Castle, which is where he and Oscar-winning screenwriter Black tied the knot in 2017.

Watch: Tom Daley gets over boat capsizing to start charity journey to Plymouth