Tom Daley shares his incredible transformation into drag alter-ego 'Lady Godiva' as he says 'I still can't believe this is me!'

Published: 05:21 EDT, 7 October 2026 | Updated: 05:48 EDT, 7 October 2026 Tom Daley shared a behind-the-scenes look at the transformation into his drag alter-ego, Lady Godiva. The Olympian, 32, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the lengthy process of becoming the drag queen. In the photos, Tom wore a bold wig cap and full face of make-up before stripping off and posing in his nude underwear in his blonde plaited wig. The sportsman also documented the process of knitting Lady Godiva's fitted midi-dress and proudly posed with Drag Race star Plastique Tiara, who helped transform him into his alter-ego. The sportsman began competing when he was just 14, and finally triumphed with a gold medal in 2021, before retiring from the sport two years ago.He captioned the post: 'Welcome to the stage… Lady Godiva, she’s a really good diver;). I still can’t believe this is me! THANK YOU @plastiquetiara.' Tom Daley shared a behind-the-scenes look at the transformation into his drag alter-ego Lady GodivaThe Olympian, 32, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the lengthy process of becoming the drag queen. The diver is known for his love of all things fashion (pictured right at fashion week)Fans wrote in the comments: 'Lady Good Diver is iconic' and 'She's like an uber glam Emma Watson''What a queen'. In the clip of his stunning makeover, even Tom's husband Dustin Lance-Black, 52, was taken aback by his appearance.He said: 'Oh my God, I'm straight now. I mean you are f*** beautiful, I don't understand what's happening to me, I always knew you were gonna make a beautiful woman but this is exceptional.'Tom joked: 'I'm gonna pick up the kids from school like this.'Earlier this year, Tom and Dustin celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary, while sharing unseen images from their big day.Dustin and husband Tom have two sons, both born via surrogate. Robert Ray, eight, and Phoenix Rose, three.Tom and Dustin married in 2017 after four years together. They met at a mutual friend's dinner and Tom previously told US Weekly that their two-decade age difference feels smaller by the year. In the photos, Tom wore a bold cap and full face of make-up before stripping off and posing in his nude underwear The sportsman also documented the process of knitted Lady Godiva's fitted midi-dress and proudly posed with Drag Race star Plastique Tiara, who helped transform in his alter-ego Tom was helped into a nude bra Lady Godiva proudly posed with Drag Race star Plastique Tiara, who helped transform in his alter-ego The pair pouted for the camera Tom shared the creative process of making his mint green knitted dress Tom later shared himself taking off his make-up Tom said: 'One hundred percent. It's funny because the people that know us know that I'm the more mature person that kind of runs the show in the house.'As we get older, I think we both align very well on what we want to achieve. We're both really big dreamers. I think that was the biggest thing for us, that we're both so supportive of each other.'We don't limit the other person's dreams. We really make each other feel like we can achieve whatever we set our minds to.'Tom previously told the Observer: 'It was a real love-at-first-sight thing.'The first night, I took him to meet my friends and said "This is my boyfriend". The next night we went on our first date. The next night he asked me to be his boyfriend. The night after that, after a couple of lychee martinis, he told me he loved me.'Avid crocheter Tom retired from professional diving after earning a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.The couple made a full-time move to Los Angeles from England.