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INTERVIEW
First Dates star Cici Coleman says Fred Sirieix’s number-one focus is his family – and winning the I’m A Celebrity! crown
Fans have been relishing Fred Sirieix’s forthright manner – and his sultry French accent – after the famous maître d’ joined the I’m A Celebrity! camp. And someone who knows the TV favourite better than most is his colleague of 10 years – First Dates star Cici Coleman.
While his day job sees him effortlessly charm single hopefuls, Fred has already found himself at the centre of numerous heated debates in the Australian camp – something Cici, 37, says he won’t shy away from. She tells Closer, “Fred isn’t afraid to say what he thinks and he’s confident in it. He’s very headstrong and competitive. If he puts his mind to it, he’ll outdo whatever he has to outdo. If there’s a competition, he’s going to win it!
FATHER FIGURE
“That whole experience is a pressure cooker. You’ve got 10 people together – there’s a lot of different energies, you’re on minimal sleep, you’re on minimal food and you’re all expected to get on! Of course, because we’re all human, we are allowed to have a moment to go, ‘Aargh!’”
Away from the screen, Fred’s a doting dad to Team GB Olympic Diver Andrea, 19, and son Lucien from his previous relationship with long-term partner Alex Spendolini. He’s now engaged to his fiancée, who he affectionately calls “Fruitcake”. The couple met when he was walking in Peckham, London, in 2018, an
