Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix delivers emotional statement after revealing she 'did not want to be alive' three years before Olympic bronze - as she goes on a night out with First Dates star dad Fred Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix has delivered an emotional statement on social media The British diving star finished sixth in the women's 10m diving on Monday For confidential support in the UK, call the Samaritans on 116123 or visit www.samaritans.org for details By Ed Carruthers Published: 08:35, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 08:38, 7 August 2024 e-mail View comments Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix has delivered an emotional statement, thanking her friends, family and those who supported her, after she had revealed that she 'did not want to be alive' three years ago.
The 19-year-old diving star had bravely made the confession earlier this week after she finished sixth in the individual 10m diving event. She had clinched a bronze medal in the 10m synchronised diving alongside Lois Toulson last week but had also opened up on her struggles with anxiety after debuting at the Tokyo 2020 Games. After finishing sixth, the British diver cut an emotional figure in the aquatics centre, before telling BBC Sport: ‘Three years ago, I didn't even want to be alive.
'So today I'm just happy that I am alive, that I'm breathing and that I've got my family to support me.' Spendolini-Sirieix is the daughter of television star Fred Siriex , the Maitre'd of Channel 4 's programme, First Dates. Alongside her brother, .