She took seventh place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Women's 10m platform diving final on Thursday.
And on Friday, Fred Sirieix, 49, shared sweet throwback snaps to Instagram as he paid a touching tribute to his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 16.
The First Dates host could be seen with his daughter riding on his shoulders as a child, and elsewhere the youngster was photographed feeding a squirrel.
Throwback: On Friday, Fred Sirieix, 49, shared sweet throwback snaps to Instagram as he paid a touching tribute to his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 16
One snap showed Andrea as a child smiling sweetly at the camera, and proud dad Fred was sure to include action shots of his daughter's Olympic debut.
Fred wrote alongside: 'Olympian and 7th best diver in the world. Well done champ. Forever my little girl who once used to live on my shoulders.
'Only now she flies into the air. #goAndrea #olympics #diving #platform #10m #teamgb @andreassirieix04.'
Superstar! She took seventh place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Women's 10m platform diving final on Thursday
Cute: The First Dates host could be seen with his daughter riding on his shoulders as a child, and elsewhere the youngster was photographed feeding a squirrel
Adorable: One snap showed Andrea as a child smiling sweetly at the camera
Following her Olympic debut on Thursday, the maître d'hôtel supported his daughter from the beginning of her Tokyo journey and penned a simple yet effective tweet to show just how proud he was of her.
''The important thing in life is not the triumph but the fight; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well.' - Pierre de Coubertin #Olympics', Fred wrote on Thursday.
The tweet comes after Andrea broke down in tears as she spoke to her First Dates star father Fred on Zoom after finishing in seventh place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Women's 10m platform diving final on Thursday.
'The essential thing is not to have won but to have fought well': On Thursday, Fred paid tribute to his Olympic diver daughter Andrea on Twitter
Andrea reunited with Fred, mother Alessandra Spendolini, and other members of her loved ones via video call, following the monumental final at her first ever Olympic games.
The emotional young diver spoke of her pride and emotion at speaking with her family members - who said they were 'so proud of her' - and who are unable to attend the games amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a sweet video, Andrea was seen wiping her eyes while her mum spoke to her, as she repeatedly said thank you while she was congratulated following her epic turn on the board.
She said: 'I am so happy. I was speaking to my family because there is an Athlete Moment screen and I started crying. I am very, very proud of where I came.
Success story: The tweet comes after Andrea broke down in tears as she spoke to her First Dates star father Fred on Zoom after finishing in seventh place
Proud parents alert! Fred and his ex-partner Alessandra Spendolini could not be in attendance due to COVID restrictions yet tuned in via video link as they joyously celebrated
