BBC viewers are left bemused as First Dates maître d' Fred Sirieix is drafted in as a commentator for the Paris Olympics closing ceremony READ MORE: 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony LIVE Do YOU have a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Chikamso Chukwuenyem For Mailonline Published: 18:39 EDT, 11 August 2024 | Updated: 18:41 EDT, 11 August 2024 e-mail View comments BBC viewers were left bemused on Sunday by the broadcaster's decision to draft in First Dates maître d' Fred Sirieix as a commentator for the Paris Olympics closing ceremony. The Olympics drew to a close after 329 events across 32 sports and BBC coverage of the Paris event was headed by Hazel Irvine, Andrew Cotter, Laura Kenny , and Chris Hoy.
Clare Balding was also featured in the coverage, taking viewers on a journey back through the last 16 days of competition. Television star Fred, 52, shot to fame in 2013 on the Channel 4 dating show and has since appeared on cooking programmes with Gordon Ramsay and Gino D'Acampo and I'm A Celebrity . His presence had been welcomed on these programmes, but Olympics fans were left less than impressed on Sunday when the French favourite joined the pundit panel of Hazel, Andrew, and Claire.
BBC viewers were left bemused on Sunday by the broadcaster's decision to draft in First Dates maître d' Fred Sirieix as a commentator for the Paris Olympics closing ceremony The Olympics drew to a close after 329 events across 32 sports and BBC coverage of the event was headed by Haz.