Emotional moment Fred Sirieix consoles daughter Andrea as she shares hidden reason for Olympic tears
ok.co.ukCompeting at the Paris 2024 games, Fred Sirieix's daughter Andrea scooped up a bronze medal in the 10m synchro diving. Yet, the 19 year old found herself in the familiar sixth spot on Tuesday, marking her second Olympics with the same outcome.
Andrea hasn't shied away from discussing her battle with anxiety post-Tokyo 2021 Olympics, almost leading her to quit diving.
During her emotional low, Fred was right there beside her, as he served as commentator for the BBC. With a supportive arm wrapped around Andrea, the celebrity First Dates star consoled her: "It's sport.
Some days you win and some days you lose. And yesterday you did brilliant." With resilience in her voice, Andrea responded: "It doesn't take away from the year." As Fred glanced through the influx of text messages, he shared: "Kevin, you know, he said to me, 'Let Andrea know the whole country is proud of her.
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