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Known as TV's most famous maitre 'd just hoping to help singletons find love, Fred Sirieix also has a famous daughter whom he is incredibly proud of.
At just 13 years old, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix made her international debut as a British professional diver in 2018 and went on to win her first solo international gold medal at the 2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix. That same year, she was also recognised as the BBC Young Personality of the Year. Now 19 years old, she enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2022 and became a World junior, two-time European senior, two-time Commonwealth Games and two-time national senior champion across 10-metre platform and 10-metre synchronised platform events.
The First Dates star - who is taking part in this year's I'm A Celebrity -broke down in tears over her gold medal during last summer's Commonwealth Games, telling the Guardian earlier this year: "It’s fantastic. 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.”
Fred with daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Fred arriving at Brisbane Airport for I'm A Celebrity (Tim Merry/Mirror Express)Opening up about what it was like to have a famous dad, Andrea said that she had got used to it, quipping: "I see him in person. I see him on TV. I’m proud of him. He’s proud of me."
Andrea is the daughter of Fred and his Italian ex-wife Alex Spendolini, who he also shares a teen son Lucien with. The popular maître d’ went on to find love again in the form of his Jamaican fiancée, whom he affectionately refers to as 'Fruitcake'. When Fred and Fruitcake saw each other it was love at first sight and they were "all over each other" during their first drink together.
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Opening up about the first time he laid eyes on his beloved, he gushed: "It was so beautiful. When I saw her I fell in love and she smiled because she knew." They kept their relationship under wraps until Fred confirmed he had found happiness with a new woman in January 2018 when he posted sweet pics of them frolicking in a photo booth. He has shared many snaps of the couple together on Instagram, including a romantic break to Jamaica where he exchanged his usual Savile Row suits for t-shirts and shorts.
*I'm A Celebrity airs every day at 9pm on ITV