Denise Van Outen, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Jamie Lynn Spears led the stars praising Fred Siriex’s daughter after she won an Olympic bronze medal on Wednesday.
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 19, and Lois Toulson, 24, produced a brilliant last-round dive to snatch the final spot on the podium after falling down the leaderboard following a below-par third dive.
The diving duo looked to be out of medal contention, but bounced back impressively to snatch bronze.
And following Fred’s emotional reaction to his daughter’s win, tributes poured in after the First Dates star posted a proud message to Andrea on Instagram.
Denise commented a slew of emojis to congratulate his daughter, while former Olympian Jessica wrote: ‘Yesssss we were there watching! They were brilliant ✨’
Denise Van Outen, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Jamie Lynn Spears led the stars praising Fred Siriex’s daughter Andrea (middle) after she won an Olympic bronze medal on Wednesday
Denise commented a slew of emojis to congratulate his daughter, while former Olympian Jessica wrote: ‘Yesssss we were there watching! They were brilliant ✨’
Meanwhile, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here star Jamie, who appeared on the show with Fred in 2023, penned clapping emojis (pictured together)
Meanwhile, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here star Jamie, who appeared on the show with Fred in 2023, penned clapping emojis.
Professional snowboarder Aimee Fuller also congratulated the star alongside GBBO finalist Crystelle Pereira and Love Island’s Kaz Crossley.
On his Instagram, Fred shared a video of the winning dive and wrote: ‘What emotions! What a beautiful moment! How many tears!!!! I’m bursting with pride, joy and happiness. Well done and congrats’.
Fred was delighted for the pair as he spoke to his daughter live on the BBC after they shared a warm embrace.
‘What a competition! It’s always a rollercoaster with you girls,’ Fred said, bringing a giggle from the GB pair.
‘You really took me around the bend and through the middle. But that last dive, that was spectacular. You knew you had to put it through and you pulled it back. It was amazing.
‘I’m in awe with what they’ve achieved. It’s an amazing journey for them, they’ve won a medal, they’ve shown their class. I’m just very impressed and very happy for you. I’m so proud, I’m bursting.’
Addressing their comeback from a seemingly hopeless position, a tearful Andrea said: After front (dive) it was a little bit of a woopsy-daysys, but after inward (dive) it was never back down, no matter what.
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 19, and Lois Toulson, 24, produced a brilliant last-round dive to snatch the final spot on the podium after falling down the leaderboard following a below-par third dive
The diving duo looked to be out of medal contention, but bounced back impressively to snatch bronze
Following Fred’s emotional reaction to his daughter’s win, tributes poured in after the First Dates star posted a proud message to Andrea on Instagram
Fred was delighted for the pair as he spoke to his daughter live on the BBC after they shared a warm embrace
‘What a competition! It’s always a rollercoaster with you girls,’ Fred said, bringing a giggle from the GB pair
‘Just keep on pushing, don’t give up. We had two more rounds left, we could do it, and if anyone could do it, it would be us.
‘Be strong, be courageous. Just throw yourself off! We needed to do the last dive.’
Lois added that she embraced taking on the role of the underdog as the British duo battled back to earn a medal.
‘I feel like it’s sometimes easier when you know you’ve got to do a good dive, almost like the underdog and you’ve got to keep fighting,’ she explained.
‘It really spurred us on to do our last two dives as well as we could.’
Andrea then revealed why she was always confident that she and Lois could turn their fortunes around after their mid-competition slip-up.
‘Every single competition we’ve done since we started we’ve got a synchro medal. So, of course, it was possible,’ she said. ‘But being here now, it’s surreal.’
Fred was beaming with pride throughout the interview having been in Paris all week to support his daughter, and Lois also expressed her gratitude towards her own family before bursting into tears.
Spendolini-Sirieix supported her team-mate as Toulson burst into tears after thanking her own family
She received a supportive hug from Andrea, who exclaimed: ‘We’re all crying today!’
It was happy tears all around, and the celebrating wasn’t done there, as Fred took to X afterwards to post a short video as he told the world: ‘This is the most beautiful feeling. I am bursting with happiness and joy. I feel like I’m going to explode!
‘Girls, well done. Thank you very much for this amazing day. To you,’ as he raised a glass of champagne.
It was certainly an emotional morning for the pair as they sealed Team GB’s third diving medal of the week with several days of competition still remaining.
