First Dates' Fred shares trick to maintain six-pack at 51 with mega gym routine

07 March 2023 , 16:13

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First Dates' Fred shares trick to maintain six-pack at 51 with mega gym routine

First Dates star Fred Sirieix has revealed the secret to still having a six-pack aged 51.

The French presenter often shows off his taught torso on ITV's Gino, Gordon and Fred's Road Trip.

Fans are keen to know how the foodie stays in such good shape, particularly when surrounded by the world's culinary delights.

Fred has now opened up about his fitness regime, which he says was inspired by US chef and military veteran Andre Rush, who completes 2,222 press-ups a day.

The maitre d' said: "I do 301 press-ups every day but not in one go. In 10 minutes, I do 30 on the minute every minute for 10 minutes and then one more.

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"When I started, I could hardly do 20 in one go and then the maximum I could do was 50, it took me six months to a year to get there, every day."

First Dates' Fred Sirieix has revealed the secret to still having a six-pack aged 51 (Fred Sirieix/Instagram)

He says he does 301 press-ups a day

Fred explained he set himself the challenge of doing 30 each minute for a total of 10 minutes and adding one for luck. He then got better with practice, explaining that by lunchtime he has completed 50 minutes of exercise.

He shared: "It's a way of life, I have always done sports and if I don't do it I feel fidgety and I need to exercise. It's important for my head, the Romans used to say a healthy mind, a healthy body. The older you get, the more you realise how important it is," reports MailOnline.

Hard work seems to run in Fred's family as his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 18, is an Olympic gold medal-winning diver.

Fred with chefs Gordon Ramsay and Gino D'Acampo (ITV)

He's a much-loved maître d’ (M&S)

It wasn't long ago that Andrea was known for her foodie father, but the diver has become a star in her own right over the past 12 months.

Fred went to watch his daughter claim double gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last year.

Andrea is fast becoming a household name after winning the European Championships in August and medalling at the World Championships in July.

Fred's daughter is an Olympic diver

Speaking to the press agency after winning at the Commonwealth Games, she told the PA News agency: "I was with my mum, and (a man) just stopped and just pointed at me and went, ‘Well done! Well done'.

"Usually it’s my dad that’s recognised and I’m just there standing in the back. But to know that my name is out there, I’m not just someone’s daughter. I’m actually doing something on my own and my name is appearing… It feels good.”

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