Fred Sirieix marries longtime partner Fruitcake after five-year engagement

Yahoo

20-02-2025

Fred Sirieix has tied the knot with his partner, who he affectionately refers to as Fruitcake, five years after they got engaged.
The First Dates star, 53, shared a photograph from their wedding in Jamaica on Instagram, with the date they officially said "Yes" to one another, which fell on Tuesday 18 February.
He wore a tuxedo with a white shirt and jacket, with a black bow tie, trousers and shoes, while Fruitcake wore a strapless column wedding dress with a long lace-edged veil.
The photograph showed the couple smiling as they held hands outside Pattoo Castle, with white confetti being sprinkled over them.
In his Instagram Stories, Sirieix also shared a photograph of the couple leaning over the balcony during sunset.
Little is known about Fruitcake, who is a 50-year-old fashion influencer specialising in "making high street fashion look luxe", according to her Instagram account. Sirieix and Fruitcake made their relationship public in 2018.
During his stint on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! last year, Sirieix shared how he and Fruitcake met by simply smiling at each other while walking on a street in Peckham.
"The way I met Fruitcake, I met her in Peckham. I was walking up and she was smiling at me, and I was smiling at her, and I liked her eyes," he recalled.
"I just had to talk to her. I asked for her number. I said, 'Shall we go for a drink tonight?' That was nine years ago."
The couple have largely kept their relationship out of the public eye. Fruitcake confirmed on Instagram that the affectionate nickname is not her real name, adding: "My mum would never!"
However, Sirieix has previously spoken openly about their intimacy and said that he has "never enjoyed sex as much as now" after meeting his like-minded partner.
He told The Sun in 2020: "I think it's a confidence thing and meeting another person who feels exactly the same way as me.
"I like myself much more than when I was 20, I'm a better human being than when I was 20. It's that overall wisdom."
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The couple got engaged in 2020 and had initially planned to have their wedding in 2021, but had to delay it due to Covid.
Fruitcake shared some additional snaps from the big day on her Instagram Stories. One clip showed a long dining table decorated with candles and pink and white flowers, with fairy lights strung along the ceiling and walls.
She also shared a close-up photo of her updo, featuring a sparkling tiara, as well as a clip of her stiletto heels by Rene Caovilla and dangling pearl earrings.
While Fruitcake rarely shares posts about Sirieix, she did dedicate a special Instagram post to him on 27 January for his birthday, calling him her "favourite partner-in-crime".
"Happy Birthday to my favourite partner-in-crime! Here's to more adventures, laughter, and love. Let's make this year the best one yet! In fact I know it will be."
Sirieix was previously with Italian Alessandra Spendolini, who he shares Olympic bronze medal winner Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and son Lucien with.
Additional reporting by PA
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