Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix celebrated her Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's 10-metre platform final with a hot chocolate – which probably would ...

“It’s been incredible, I’ve had so much fun. It’s amazing for it to be on home soil, a home games, the first time that I’ve actually had a crowd because I didn’t have one at Tokyo and at the other internationals I’ve done I haven’t really had a big crowd. “Overall I had so much fun, I’ve never had that much fun in a competition.

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix celebrated her Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's 10-metre platform final with a hot chocolate – which probably would ...

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The 17-year-old diver won the gold medal in the Women's 10m Platform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. By Rhona Shennan.

She also made her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, earning a place as the youngest member of the Team GB diving crew. “It’s been incredible, I’ve had so much fun. Spendolini-Sirieix won the gold medal in the Women’s 10m Platform Diving final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Last year, Spendolini-Sirieix and Noah Williams took home the silver medal in the 10m Mixed Synchronised event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, where she also won a bronze in the Individual 10m Platform event. Spendolini-Sirieix won the solo gold at the British Diving Championships in the Women’s 10m Platform competition in 2020, and only a few weeks later she won her first international gold medal at the FINA Grand Prix. In 2018, at the British Diving Championships, Spendolini-Sirieix and fellow Crystal Palace Diving Club diver Josie Zillig won the Women’s 10m Synchronised Diving event - the following year, Spendolini-Sirieix and partner Emily Martin bagged the Women’s Synchronised Diving competition at the Junior European Championships.

The First Dates star proudly watched on as the 17-year-old took the title in the women's 10-metre platform final.

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The teenager won a gold medal in the diving 10m Platform this week.

In 2020, Andrea shared a photo of her mum and brother, captioned: “So grateful for the most wonderful people in my life. It’s been the 17-year-old’s first ever Commonwealth Games, but that hasn’t stopped her from taking home a gold medal for the diving 10m platform. Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine at the time, Fred Sirieix said: “I'm so proud I have to pinch myself sometimes.”

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I think he didn't want to cry, so he didn't say much. He couldn't come to Tokyo, so he prioritised coming to Birmingham. And he came to worlds as well.” I gave Perry to my brother just because it's the most I can do to say 'thank you'. "They said 'well done'. I could see tears in their eyes. I've had so much fun and I wasn't really scared. I was peaceful.

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won the 10m Platform diving gold on Thursday, with her father - First Dates star Fred - watching on from the sidelines in ...

It certainly won't be the last we hear of Andrea, as she will now have her eyes on Olympic glory. She secured the gold medal with a brilliant score of 357.50 points and was seen wiping away tears from her eyes after clinching victory. Her father, Fred - who is the face of the hugely popular Channel 4 dating show First Dates - was cheering her on from the sidelines, and was seen celebrating as she performed her exquisite dives.

Fred Sirieix could soon have competition for the most famous face in the family after his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix delivered Commonwealth Games gold ...

“This morning I think I got it wrong, I was trying to indulge in the crowd a little bit too much. Then I could get excited for the crowd and enjoy it.” I think that definitely helped with the push that I needed.

Fred Sirieix's champion diver daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix amazingly won the 10m Platform diving gold medal after competing in her first ever ...

'My dad, my mum and my cousins and my aunties were on the Athlete Moment. They said that they were very proud and that I should be proud as well. 'Then after the semi I got into the final and that was exactly what I wanted to do. As he sat in the audience at Birmingham's Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Fred tweeted: 'This is it! 'It definitely gives me confidence for Paris (2024). That is very close, so my whole family can come. Pictured: Fred cheering on his daughter Andrea I've definitely exceeded my expectations. She said: 'I am so happy. Fred also thanked his fans for their support, writing: 'Thank you so much for all the messages congratulating Andrea. It's really nice. Tense: In the final, Andrea was the last diver to take to the platform, and was described by commentators as 'strong on the take off' in her first dive, giving her a ranking of 61.50 He later took to Twitter to gush over his daughter's incredible final dive, writing: 'That last dive! Andrea was the last diver to take to the platform, and was described by commentators as 'strong on the take off' in her first dive as she received scores of 6.5s and 7s from the judges, giving her a ranking of 61.50 after round one. To pull it off like that!

Fred Sirieix is the picture of proud dad as he cheers on his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix at the Commonwealth Games.

Andrea, Eden, Lois, Jack and Jordan all made it through the qualifier rounds and are in for the finals after an incredible effort for the England team. Andrea, along with Eden and Lois, are each representing England in the Platform. Fred Sirieix is the picture of proud dad as he cheers on his daughter at the Commonwealth Games.

Daughter of First Dates maitre d' claimed gold in the women's 10-metre platform final.

“Overall I had so much fun, I’ve never had that much fun in a competition.” “I'm very, very happy,” she added. But she said: “I’ve got a hot chocolate waiting for me!”

Sandwell Aquatics Centre played host to the continuation of one English diver's golden career and perhaps the birth of another. Jack Laugher's name is well ...

Sirieix, the maître d’hôtel on First Dates, gives part of his daughter’s name Nor will she ever forget this night. Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix claimed the 10m platform gold medal in front of her ecstatic father Fred Sirieix, the star of Channel 4’s First Dates, in what was her first Commonwealth Games.

The First Dates star proudly watched on from the sidelines as the 17-year-old clinched her first-ever senior international gold medal in the event.

After the win at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she said: “I’m very, very happy. “It’s been incredible, I’ve had so much fun. The First Dates star proudly watched on from the sidelines as the 17-year-old clinched her first-ever senior international gold medal in the event.

The diving success continued for England on Thursday night as 17-year-old Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won her first-ever senior international gold medal in ...

I've got a hot chocolate waiting for me!” “I knew I still had it fairly under control in a way, I knew that I could still attain a good score it was just about doing a dive at a time and hopefully not getting too ahead of myself and not reminiscing on misses. “It's been incredible, I've had so much fun.