A six-year-old diver hailed as Tom Daley's protege was barred from appearing on TV's Splash! - because of health and safety fears. Pint-sized Oscar Piper has been diving since he was FOUR and was set to show off his skills alongside Olympic idol Tom. But producers on the top-rated ITV1 show pulled the plug on excited Oscar's appearance at the last minute - because he was TOO YOUNG to dive on live TV. Team GB star Tom could see the youngster from Plymouth, Devon, was so upset over Saturday's snub he posted his own footage of Oscar on Twitter.A six-year-old diver hailed as Tom Daley's protege was barred from appearing on TV's Splash! - because of health and safety fears. Pint-sized Oscar Piper has been diving since he was FOUR and was set to show off his skills alongside Olympic idol Tom. But producers on the top-rated ITV1 show pulled the plug on excited Oscar's appearance at the last minute - because he was TOO YOUNG to dive on live TV.