Team Great Britain diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix made a serious admission after she finished sixth in the women’s 10-meter platform final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Olympian — whose father is French chef and television personality, Fred Sirieix — was in tears while opening up about her past mental health struggles in an interview after the event. “Obviously it wasn’t the result that I wanted, but I’m not even upset at the competition.
I mean, the girls dove amazing and did better than me and it’s because they work really hard. And yeah, as you said, it wasn’t meant to be,” Spendolini-Sirieix said through tears. “Genuinely, I’m not trying to be macho or anything.
I’m not upset with my performance. “Three years ago, I didn’t even want to be alive. So today, I’m just happy that I’m alive, I’m breathing and I’ve got my family here to support me.
” Spendolini-Sirieix finished seventh in the same event at the Tokyo Games three years ago. 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS “My mom was like ‘Just keep smiling, we are proud of you and we are here to see you,'” she said of the moment she shared with her mother after Tuesday’s event. “And at the end of the day, that’s all I can ask for and I just want to go and see them.
” Her father was there as well, as he is working as a presenter for BBC Sport’s coverage , providing commentary and analysis at the Summer Games. “Sirieix reposted his daughter’s interview on X, and .