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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix admits planned belly flop celebration was the ‘perfect end’ after becoming a double Commonwealth champion… with 17-year-old putting her First Dates father Fred in shade with three medals
- Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won two golds and a silver at Commonwealth Games
- Her latest triumph came in 10-metre mixed synchro with partner Noah Williams
- She celebrated with a kiss to the camera and then a synchronised belly flop
- Father Fred – the maitre d’ on First Dates – will take her to New York for her 18th birthday
Five days ago, she was a young diver only known because of her famous father. Now Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix is a double Commonwealth champion and a star in her own right.
The 17-year-old has been the breakout English woman of these Games, with two gold medals and a silver. And the teenager’s terrific twisting and tumbling has for once even put her celebrity dad Fred Sirieix – the French maitre d’ on Channel 4’s First Dates – in the shade.
Spendolini-Sirieix’s latest triumph came in Monday’s 10-metre mixed synchro with partner Noah Williams. It added to her victory in the individual event and silver in the women’s synchro with Eden Cheng.
And she celebrated with a kiss to the camera and then a synchronised belly flop into the pool. It was her only dodgy dive from a near-flawless few days.
‘I had that one planned,’ smiled Spendolini-Sirieix. ‘I told Noah that if we do well we should all belly flop. It was an amazing celebration and the perfect way to end the competition. We had fun.’
A bigger celebration awaits Spendolini-Sirieix next month, when her father Fred – who was not in the stands on Monday because he was away for TV work – takes her to New York for her 18th birthday.
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Source : dailymail
