Blake Aldridge’s Olympic Challenge
BLAKE Aldridge. Do you know who he is? Have a guess. Is he:
a) The Banker on Deal Or No Deal?
b) John Edwards’ love child?
c) A British Olympic athlete?
The answer is C. Blake Aldridge is “the diving partner of teenage British sensation Tom Daley”.
That’s Daley, 14, on the cover of the Mail, but not Aldridge. “What made the boy wonder lose his cool?” asks the paper. In the spirit of competition – this is an Olympic year - let’s see if you can guess:
a) Too many late nights?
b) A spot on his chin?
c) Nothing
The answer is C.
Says Blake:
“Unfortunately, it’s a partnership and you both have to be on top of your game. I was on top of my game but Tom was nowhere near the top of his game. I outdived Tom and that’s not normally something that happens. It’s because Tom had a lot more pressure on him than me.”
That sounds not entirely unreasonable. Tom has said very little - no meltdown, no strop, no hissy fit. Blake has also been pretty cool. So who’s not cool?
Says Tom’s dad:
“This was Blake’s only competition and the Games are finished for him. I just hope he doesn’t upset Tom because he has another to deal with in 11 days. If he does, he will have me to deal with.”
“BELLY STROP,” says the Mirror on its cover. “Olympic dive star Tom’s bust-up with partner.”
You know, the big row with whatshisface…
Posted: 12th, August 2008 | In: Back pages, Tabloids Comments (18) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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August 12th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I keep waiting for the Tom teeny fans to start posting….. soon. very soon. or rather l8r l8r.
August 12th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
gr8!
August 12th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
…you’re going to start the crazies off again you two….!!
August 12th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
George is more of a man than you’ll ever be. He is mintier by far
Lush even
August 12th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Yampster…. You worry me spending so long on the George thread….
Tom Rules now, George is just so over.
August 12th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Excuse me but George Sampson shows a level of athleticism and professionalism that Tom Daley can only hope to achieve. How would Tom have got on if he had had to face the judges criticising his performance live on national TV. And he had a bad back which may stop his career. And his Nan’s not been well.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Hi tich,
All we need now is Dave Dee, Dozey and Beaky.
Cheers,
Mic
August 12th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Nosey, it begins with a 5 (gulp!)
August 12th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Aldridge is a mummies boy who has had a rant as he knows he was outperformed by a 14 year old who is on the way to bigger and better things, to phone mummy in between a jump is pure pathetic and he should have been more focused on the job ahead. To try and lay the blame on a young boys shoulders for his poor performance says a lot about the guy
August 12th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
tis allowed nowadays - according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Go on you can share with me… I won’t tell any one who doesn’t read anorak
August 12th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
eagerly taken, taken eagerly?…. split those infinitves!
August 12th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
sorry! I’m rebelling against a forthcoming birthday in a week or so.
Any chance to claim that others are older than me will be eagerly taken.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
oi < of the old
August 12th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
wy nt?
dnt B sch an old frt!
August 12th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
oh don’t bloody start all that again!!
August 12th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
good idea C&C…can we all talk in txt spk?
kin gr8!
August 12th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Did someone force him to partner Tom Daley? If he didn’t want to then I can understand his hissy fit but if it was his choice (and I’m sure it was) then he should be ashamed of himself.
he’s the big grown up while Daley is still just a wide-eyed child.
I think Anorak should now start a Tom Daley thread. Although this may turn out to be it?
The general consensus among the pubescents and pre-pubescents I sadly have to have contact with is that he is so cool, a regular little poster boy.
It’s lurve all over again.