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First Dates star Fred Sirieix claims dads can't compete with mums who breastfeed their babies but says he would have bonded in that way with his child if he could

In a candid interview on Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast on Tuesday, the First Dates host, 52, lifted the lid on how mothers and fathers bond with newborns.

Fred has two children, Olympic Team GB star Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 20, and her brother Lucien, 16, with his ex-partner Alex Spendolini. Fred has two children, Olympic Team GB star Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 20 (above), and her brother Lucien, 16, with his ex-partner Alex Spendolini Reflecting on Andrea's birth two decades ago, the TV personality said: 'You know, if you are lucky to be able to breastfeed, which most women are, puff, put the baby on the breast'

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