First Dates star Fred Sirieix could be seen bursting with pride as he celebrated his daughter’s Olympic achievement.
On Wednesday (July 31), Fred watched poolside as his daughter competed as part of the GB diving team in Paris. He could be seen cheering with his arms in the air after his daughter was given a bronze medal.
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix made her debut at the last Olympics at just 16 years old. Now, 19, she has returned for her second crack at the whip.
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BBC Sport shared a clip of Fred celebrating and captioned it: “A very proud dad Fred Sirieix celebrates as his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix secures a bronze medal for Team GB with Lois Toulson! #BBCOlympics #Olympics #Paris2024”
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In 2022, Andrea scooped the titles for World junior champion, double European senior champion, double Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and became a national champion several times over in both individual and synchronised 10m platform events. She also bagged a World senior medal alongside BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year award back in 2018.
Proud dad Fred previously spoke about his daughter on Aimee Fuller’s Monday Mile podcast and said: “She’s got a will of iron, her mind is just incredible.”
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Fred also told The Times: “For me, she’s an inspiration, for herself, for me, for the family. And for all these young athletes who are coming behind her. I remember when Andrea first won the British championship, she was just 15. Some of these girls here are now the same age as Andrea was. And she’s so good with them.”
In February, Andrea also spoke to the BBC about her achievements and famous family, she explained: “Every competition I do, my family’s always in my heart. I always do my best to make them proud.”
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When asked about her famous maitre d’ father, she added: “He’s just my dad. I don’t really see him as Fred Sirieix the maitre d’, I don’t see him as anything other than my dad.”
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