I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is back and one of the celebrities who have jetted over to Australia this time is First Dates maître d Fred Sirieix. The 51-year-old has joined the likes of This Morning presenter Josie Gibson, Made in Chelsea’s Sam Thompson and ex-politician Nigel Farage.
Fred leaves behind his fiancee Fruitcake and two children, daughter Andrea and son Lucien. The TV star, who is also known for his collaborations with Gordon Ramsay and Gino D’Acampo, first got engaged to Fruitcake - whose real name has never been revealed - in 2020 and were originally due to marry in 2021 but were forced to postpone due to the pandemic.
Fred grew up in a city called Limoges, which is in the central south-west area of France. He worked in high-end restaurants in France before moving to London to work as the head waiter at a restaurant called La Tante Claire in Chelsea, west London.
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But what has Fred said about his mysterious fiance and children? Here’s everything you need to know.
Fred's romantic history
Fred's dating history has barely been publicised since he first took to our television screens back in 2013, leaving us majorly in the dark as to his past romantic ventures.
What we do know, is that the Michelin star host was involved in a previous long-term relationship with his Italian ex-partner Alex, with whom he shares two children, a daughter, Andrea Spenolini-Sirieix, and a son, Lucien.
Despite never having been married, it is understood that the two were together for around 12 years.
Fiancée
Do not fear however, as Channel 4's resident relationship guru has found love again in the form of his mystery Jamaican-born fiancée, whom he lives with at his home in Peckham, London.
Although her identity has remained somewhat a mystery since the lovebirds met, he often refers to her as 'Fruitcake' when he references her on social media.
The pair became engaged in March 2020 when Fred tweeted, "#fruitcake said yes,", alongside a series of love heart and engagement ring emojis.
Daughter - Andrea Spenolini-Sirieix
What you may not be aware of is that Fred's daughter Andrea is actually a professional Olympic diver.
In 2018, Spendolini-Sirieix and her diving partner won the women's 10m synchronised diving event at the British Diving Championships, while the following year, she also won at the Women's synchronised diving competition at the Junior European Championships in Russia.
She later won a further solo gold at the 2020 British Diving Championships before winning her first international gold medal at the FINA Grand Prix in Germany. The same year, she was selected as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
2021 saw Fred's athlete daughter bagging not only a silver medal in the 10m mixed synchro event at the European Aquatics Championships, but also a seventh-place position for Team GB in the final of last summer's Olympic Games.
Speaking on ITV's Lorraine following Andrea's Tokyo success, Fred gushed: "'I'm so proud I have to pinch myself sometimes. She works so hard she is the seventh best female diver in the country and to watch her at the Olympics."
Son - Lucien Spenolini-Sirieix
Whilst Andrea's life has been centred in the spotlight due to the nature of her sporting victories, her younger brother Lucien has certainly not featured in the media.
In November 2021 the Frenchman posted a video of his son whilst the two were on a father-and-son's day out clay pigeon shooting. He captioned the clip, "My son," accompanied with a red love heart.
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