19-05-2025
Fred Sirieix dealt bitter blow as his TV series is axed despite solid ratings - and fans will be gutted
Fred Sirieix has been dealt a bitter blow after his TV series was axed despite solid ratings.
The travel and food show, titled The World Cook, first aired in 2022 and saw 16 chefs from across the globe go head-to-head in a culinary competition.
Contestants would be tasked with preparing local cuisine from the destination they had been flown to.
After two successful seasons on Amazon Prime Video, in partnership with TUI, the series has taken co-hosts Emma Willis and Fred to many locations including Mexico, Thailand and Croatia.
However, The World Cook has reportedly been axed and won't see another season, according to The Sun.
An insider told the publication: 'Fans loved watching Emma and Fred on The World Cook and will be gutted it won't be back any time soon.
'It was a major show for both hosts, too, as it was their first foray into presenting for a global streaming channel, with the series going out around the world.
'It had a great run and everyone who worked on the show was pleased with it, but it felt like it had naturally come to the end of its course.'
The first two seasons are still currently available to watch on the streaming platform.
MailOnline has approached Amazon for comment.
It comes after Fred signed up for the upcoming series of Who Do You Think You Are? with the TV star set to delve into his family ancestry.
The First Dates maître d'hôtel, is set to discover his shock family history, and he may not be as French as he thinks he is.
The upcoming series of the BBC One genealogy show, which is set to air on May 27, will also feature former BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show host Zoe Ball.
A TV insider told The Sun: 'Fred probably isn't top billing on the series, but he'll certainly have one of the more interesting family backgrounds.
'Though he's famous for being French, his family history is likely to throw up quite a few surprises as he goes on his genealogy journey.
It comes after Fred signed up for the upcoming series of Who Do You Think You Are? with the TV star set to delve into his family ancestry
'He recently discovered he has some surprising ancestry, so the programme might take him in that direction — but producers are keeping everything under wraps.'
Last year Fred opened up about his roots in an interview with BBC Radio Wales as he admitted a recent DNA test had revealed he was actually six per cent Welsh.
He told host Lucy Owen: 'It so happens that I am six per cent Welsh, and a little bit Irish and a little bit English as well.
'But it's not a surprise because where I'm from in Limoges used to be a Celt settlement maybe 3,000 years ago.
'The Celts went from Wales and Ireland to Brittany and they went to Limoges, which is why according to my DNA I am 78 per cent French only.'
