FRED Sirieix is considered a real-life Cupid thanks to his role as maître d’ and matchmaker on Channel 4’s First Dates and First Dates Hotel.
The suave Frenchman has been helping couples find love for years, and is now happily engaged to his fiancee, Fruitcake.
Who is Fred Sirieix?
French-born Fred is best known as the loveable maître d’ on the hit Channel 4 show First Dates, which is now filmed at The Refinery in Manchester.
He is also the face of First Dates Hotel.
The 50-year-old was born and brought up in Limoges in western France and knew from an early age that he wanted to work in the hospitality industry.
He attended catering college and initially trained as a chef but decided to focus on being front of house instead.
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Fred trained as a maître d’ in France before moving to London.
He then worked at La Tante Claire in Chelsea and also spent time at Le Gavroche in Mayfair, Satario and Brasserie Roux.
As well as appearing in First Dates, he is the general manager at Galvin at Windows – a Michelin-starred French haute cuisine restaurant located on the 28th floor of the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Fred also hosted BBC’s Million Pound Menu – which sees contestants competing to win an investment – and Remarkable Places to Eat that saw him visit some of the best restaurants around the world.
In April 2020, Fred hosted The Restaurant That Burns Calories which sparked controversy among viewers.
Who is Fred Sirieix’s fiance Fruitcake?
In January 2018, Fred took to his social media account to reveal he was in a new relationship with a woman he had nicknamed Fruitcake.
He has never revealed her real name or what she does for a living.
However, in 2022 it was revealed the pair of them will be on Channel 4’s Gogglebox, which means we are likely to find out more about her.
Before Fruitcake Fred was in a 12-year-old relationship with the mother of his two children, Alex.
When are Freid Sirieix and Fruitcake getting married?
The couple got engaged in March 2020.
They were due to get married this year (2021) but have been forced to delay their nuptials because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Previously speaking on Good Morning Britain, Fred said: “Well we are waiting to see when we can travel as it’s important to have friends and family there.”
He added: “We have to stay fluid here, it’s out of control, but we are planning for early 2022 now.”
However, the couple are yet to get hitched but The Sun revealed they are planning a Jamaican wedding.
How did Fred Sirieix become famous?
Fred saw his profile rise after first appearing on First Dates in 2013 during the first series.
On the show, Fred greets the nervous daters as they turn up at the First Dates restaurant for a blind date.
He is often seen showing singletons to the bar and to their tables and even offers his pearls of wisdom to some of those who are unlucky in love.
Since then, the Bafta-winning show has had a huge boost in both popularly and ratings.
But it wasn’t the first time that Fred has graced our screens.
He co-hosted BBC2 show Michel Roux’s Service and in 2012, he appeared on an episode of The Apprentice on BBC1.
And he has even dabbled in music and once made a dance track called La Vie Continue (Life Goes On) – a song about “love, loss and everything in between”.
Fred is also known for his road trips with famous TV chefs Gordon Ramsay and Gino D’Campo.
