"Perfection." | Photo: @water_lilli

Tributes pour in for surfing superstar Tyler Wright and new wife Lilli, married after lightning twelve-month courtship, “Stunning and Beautiful. Two gorgeous souls connected for eternity”

Surfing’s first LGBTIQA+ wedding!

Not a dry eye in the house following Tuesday’s wedding of the two-time world surfing champ Tyler Wright to her gal Lilli Baker, now Mrs Lilli Wright.

A who’s who of surfing notables, including WSL CEO Erik Logan, heaped congratulations on the couple.

“Stunning and Beautiful. Two gorgeous souls connected for eternity,” wrote Elo.

From Swellian and Goons of Doom frontman Vaughan Blakey, “CONGRATS YOU LEGENDS! Looks magic!”

“Beautiful,” wrote Stephanie Gilmore.

And, from World Surf League commissioner Jessi Miley Dyer, a simple, “Perfection.”

 

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Of their relationship, Wright describes it as flush with “ease and openness. There’s genuineness, love, respect and appreciation. Being with someone who encourages you to be more you is always a good time.”

 

Eyes now turn to the men’s tour where not one surfer in the sport’s almost fifty-year history has openly expressed his homosexuality, let alone walked down the aisle with his true love.

(Former pro Matt Branson came out after he split the tour in 1991, telling Fred Pawle, “It was fucking incredibly hard. You always felt like you were lying.”)

Either means the tour is a hotbed of straightness or there’s a helluva lot of closet hiding going on.

Sad, no?

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Genuine
Genuine
3 years ago

Hilarious 😂 thank God they can’t breed

?uzzled
?uzzled
3 years ago

I guess in a lesbian wedding you look forward to getting a tongue lashing from your wife.

?uzzled
?uzzled
3 years ago

Best wishes to the happy couple!

justiceminister
justiceminister
3 years ago

The burger flipper seems a lot more keen than the truly talented surf star on the apres ceremonials lead shot in expressing love and devotion to the excited photo snapping world media.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
3 years ago

There wasnt a dry pussy in the house.

Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthy
3 years ago

Actors and musicians have been out for decades. Some sports are still in the dark ages. Qatar and those places are terrible

Snowbored
Snowbored
3 years ago

That kiss is pretty weak and contrived. Let’s see some tongue!

Sellme fitzgobbins
Sellme fitzgobbins
3 years ago

Tyler’s already had practice being fleeced with the bookeeper saga this year ,perfect warm up for marriage

samwaters
samwaters
3 years ago

Pre-nup?

in tubo veritas
in tubo veritas
3 years ago

Are you sure you didnt forget or add any letter..?just kidding..

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago

moving to break the glass window, or looking thru the wonder wall…or waiting for the hour glass…shining for now, you crazy diamonds

ValiantScorn
ValiantScorn
3 years ago

We all KNOW they’ll hit their “peak moment”, and deep down WISH they could go phalic!! It’s just the design.

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago
Reply to  ValiantScorn

plastics must be cleaned before being thrown into the recycle bin. A public service message from World Surf Recycling League

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago
Reply to  ValiantScorn

for most of us heteros, we compare lesbians with porn…so this Jim Gaffigan joke softens the boner:

“I even enjoy watching people make food. But have you ever noticed the Food Network is far more interesting when you’re hungry? When you’re full you’re like, ‘This is stupid…’

But when you are hungry the Food Network’s like porn. You’re like, ‘Oh yeah…whip it up baby! Make it for me!’

It is a little embarrassing when someone catches you watching the Food Network…’What are you watching?’

‘Uh, the Food Network…’

‘Well, why are you pants off?’

‘I like food…a lot.’”

Ami Lost
Ami Lost
3 years ago

Women fight for equality between sexes but then take dominate more masculine positions over one another?

Pauly Matt War-Shore
Pauly Matt War-Shore
3 years ago
Reply to  Ami Lost

Men having opinions on how women should live their lives in a way that doesn’t effect said men at all?

Ami Lost
Ami Lost
3 years ago

Best you stick to the shallow end.

Do you own a dog house?

https://youtu.be/C2F2R2vGE98

Mapski
Mapski
3 years ago

Cue the WSL broadcast team mentioning the wedding at every chance, proving they are the most inclusive sports franchise this side of Sirius A.

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago
Reply to  Mapski

if she surfs Haliewa and has a poor performance…one heck of an interview…I stepped on a piece of glass…

Lemon Next to the Pie
Lemon Next to the Pie
3 years ago

Lars Ulrich has got hair plugs?

@surfads
@surfads
3 years ago

Beautiful stuff. If only Beach Grit could now marry the correct comment thread to the correct article

toaster redux
toaster redux
3 years ago

A few 540’s in the marital bed I’m guessing

7dollarsurfboard
7dollarsurfboard
3 years ago

Yea nah Qatar

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago

loving it…45 minutes of commercial-free sports and able to sense momentum swings…you hear me ELO!

wincy
wincy
3 years ago

yes

Travis Edgar
Travis Edgar
3 years ago

Anti depressive… missus and missus Wright’s

Nonagon_Infinity
Nonagon_Infinity
3 years ago

Joe Turpel declaring that a hand-jam might be lacking?


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