First Dates star Fred Sirieix fights back tears as daughter Andrea WINS diving gold at Commonwealth Games
FIRST DATES star Fred Sirieix beamed with pride as his daughter Andrea won a gold medal in diving at the Commonwealth Games.
Andrea won the 10m Platform diving gold medal with a staggering 357.50 points.
Dad Sirieix jumped for joy while his 17-year-old daughter was seen wiping tears from her eyes and hugging her coach.
The First Dates star, who calls Andrea “mon caneton”, meaning “my duckling”, said on : “Gold! #commonwealthgames2022 #diving #10m #platform Well done mon [duck emoji] @andreassirieix04.”
Sirieix also took to Twitter, saying: “That last dive! To pull it off like that! Wow!!!! What a performance!”
Andrea was closely followed by England team-mate Lois Mae Toulson in second with 337.30 points.
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Canadian Caeli Sierra McKay won the bronze medal.
The family were flooded with messages of congratulations, which the 50-year-old has described as “very warming”.
He said: “Thank you so much for all the messages congratulating Andrea. It’s really nice. Really warming. Thanks.
“I just want to apologise as I can’t respond to all. It’s very kind.”
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For Andrea, it’s another milestone in her career having competed at the Tokyo Olympics.
