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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

Fred Sirieix recalls experiencing ‘unconscious bias’ against his interracial relationship

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Fred Sirieix has opened up about how other people’s “unconscious bias” has manifested in his relationship with a woman who is from a different ethnicity to him and his children.

The First Dates star, 51, has been engaged to his partner, a fashion influencer known as “Fruitcake”, since 2020. Prior to his current relationship, he was with Alessandra Spendolini, with whom he shares two children.

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