Celebrity Crush: Matthew Mitcham
Always medal-worthy.
When it comes to sport, nothing quite holds our attention like a gay diver, and Matthew Mitcham from Australia is one of the best gay divers that the world has ever seen.
Mitcham may no longer be competing, but we’re still following his every move very closely - including his work on fan-subscription platform, OnlyFans.
In a recent interview on the All Out podcast, talks in detail about his decision to launch his OnlyFans channel and the challenges that brings with it in terms of his career choices and opportunities.
He also reflects on his personal struggles with addiction.
Who is Matthew Mitcham?
Born in 1988 and growing up in Brisbane, Queensland, Mitcham began his sporting career in competitive trampoline.As a trampolinist, Mitcham represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in 1999 and 2001, winning the double mini-tramp event. He also competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2003, finishing sixth.He was talent-spotted by the head coach of the Australian diving team, and encouraged to try turning his acrobatic skills to the sport of diving.Mitcham began competing in major diving events from 2002, when he became national junior champion. He continued to progress through international competitions, competing at Grand Prix events, World Championships, and the Commonwealth Games.
2008 Summer Olympics
Mitcham represented Australia at the 2o08 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing. He competed in the 10m platform, and the 3m springboard events.In the springboard event, Mitcham didn’t qualify for the final.In the 10m platform, Mitcham made it through to the final of the competition, and entered the final round of dives sitting in second place. Leading the competition was Zhou Luxin, representing China. With Zhou having completed all of his dives, with his final dive Mitcham needed to score 107.30 in order to win the gold. Mitcham’s near-perfect final dive achieved a score of 112.10 – the highest single-dive score in Olympic history, and enough to secure him the Olympic gold medal.
Life after diving
After competing in the 2012 Olympics, Mitcham announced his retirement from competitive diving in 2016.He has subsequently been focusing on a career in entertainment – including television appearances and a cabaret show.
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