FRED Siriex shocked fans when he showed off a painful injury after having a nasty diving accident.
The French maître d’ of the restaurant, 54, also shared a video of the moment it happened.
First Dates star Fred Siriex has revealed that he has been injured in a diving accidentCredit: Channel 4
Fred shared the moment he belly flopped off a high diving boardCredit: Instagram/@fred_sirieix
The TV star revealed his very painful bruise that covered his thighCredit: Instagram/@fred_sirieix
Fans rushed to show their support for the star after he revealed his injuryCredit: Instagram/@fred_sirieix
The father of two – whose daughter – took to to share his pain.
First off he posted a video of himself belly flopping into a pool, after attempting a dive from a high diving board.
Writing next to the video, joked: “It runs in the family #diving (laughing emoji).”
The star’s daughter Andrea then replied: “Yes definitely (laughing emojis).”
Next up, Fred shocked fans when he shared a series of painful bruises that covered his thighs.
He wrote next to the slew of snaps: “Well… for those of you who were asking if it hurt…
“Yes! It did! #diving is not a sport for everyone!”
Fred‘s fans rushed to wish him well, with one saying: “Wow that look painful Speedy recovery!”
Another added: “Crikey Fred, no pain no gain!”
A third said: “Wishing you a speedy recovery.”
Fred’s daughter Andrea is an Olympic diverCredit: Getty
Fred’s daughter won bronze in Paris in 2024 in divingCredit: PA
A fourth simply said: “Ouch!”
Fred has got a huge fanbase thanks to his key role on ‘s .
The Frenchman is the first face guests see when they arrive at the famous restaurant, looking for love.
Fred made his TV debut as the maître back in 2013 and has been playing matchmaker for 23 series now.
Previously , and why viewers come back for more every year, the much-loved TV star told The Sun: “I’m not here to diss or anything like that, but people don’t come on First Dates because they want to make money or be famous, they come to find love, and that is pure; you don’t have to ‘couple up’ to win the prize.
“There is no prize, no money and no glory besides finding love. They have five minutes on television and can hopefully come back home with a person that they want to be with for the rest of their lives. It’s beautiful. I’m a romantic at heart.”
Continuing, Fred told us: “We all have baggage, we’ve all had relationships, and there’s a lot of pain that comes with love, so people come and sometimes their stories will be shocking to us, or they’ll be inspiring, exciting, or sometimes scary.
“Some people have known incredible hardship – you know, their partner or children could die on them, they could come from war zones.
“I had a very happy childhood, and I think I’ve been quite shielded from a lot of the pain some people have, but suddenly you are there and you realise what people are going through.
“This is why I think people like First Dates so much.
“We can relate to these people, even though maybe their story is something that is beyond our imagination, because we can’t imagine how they went through this and still find that desire to find love again, to be vulnerable again, when they have been hurt, betrayed or worse.
“This is a real show, real people, and we move heaven and earth to find them a match.”
Fred has appeared on First Dates since 2013Credit: Channel 4
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