Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix admits stomach flop celebration the ‘good finish’ to Commonwealth Video games

5 days in the past, she was a younger diver solely identified due to her well-known father. Now Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix is a double Commonwealth champion and a star in her personal proper.

The 17-year-old has been the breakout English lady of those Video games, with two gold medals and a silver. And {the teenager}’s terrific twisting and tumbling has for as soon as even put her movie star dad Fred Sirieix – the French maitre d’ on Channel 4‘s First Dates – within the shade.

Spendolini-Sirieix’s newest triumph got here in Monday’s 10-metre combined synchro with accomplice Noah Williams. It added to her victory within the particular person occasion and silver within the girls’s synchro with Eden Cheng. 

And he or she celebrated with a kiss to the digital camera after which a synchronised stomach flop into the pool. It was her solely dodgy dive from a near-flawless few days.

‘I had that one deliberate,’ smiled Spendolini-Sirieix. ‘I advised Noah that if we do effectively we should always all stomach flop. It was a tremendous celebration and the proper technique to finish the competitors. We had enjoyable.’

A much bigger celebration awaits Spendolini-Sirieix subsequent month, when her father Fred – who was not within the stands on Monday as a result of he was away for TV work – takes her to New York for her 18th birthday.

The 17-year-old has been the breakout English lady of those Video games, with two gold medals and a silver

Spendolini-Sirieix’s newest triumph got here in Monday’s 10-metre combined synchro with accomplice Noah Williams

However then all roads result in Paris 2024, the place she’s going to absolutely be in competition for a primary Olympic medal, having completed seventh in her particular person last on her debut in Toyko final 12 months.

‘I am very, very excited for Paris,’ mentioned Spendolini-Sirieix. ‘The preparations are already beneath approach and I’m excited to see what I can do.

‘I got here right here with no expectations, I simply needed to have enjoyable and enhance. I decided to coach even more durable and it undoubtedly labored. It has given me a whole lot of confidence.’

That confidence was apparent from the outset on Monday, with Spendolini-Sirieix and Williams, 22, topping the standings from spherical two of 5. Their last rating of 333.06 factors was 14.52 away from English pair Kyle Kothari and Lois Toulson, who solely began diving collectively final week.

She has even put her movie star dad Fred Sirieix – the French maitre d’ on Channel 4’s First Dates – within the shade

‘I’m actually happy for Andrea that she is diving so effectively. At such a younger age, she has obtained such a shiny future forward of her,’ mentioned Toulson, who additionally needed to accept silver behind Spendolini-Sirieix within the particular person occasion.

This was additionally a second gold medal for Williams, who overcame extreme cramp to win the boys’s synchro with Matty Lee on Friday. General, England topped the diving medal desk with their greatest Video games haul of six golds, 4 silvers and 5 bronzes.

‘It’s actually thrilling, with individuals like Andrea displaying how good they’re,’ added Williams. ‘There’s a whole lot of world-class diving in England.’