Fans say ‘think I’ve fallen in love with Tonia Couch’ as BBC pundit wears bold sleeveless outfit for Olympics diving
BBC pundit Tonia Couch left fans diving in love after her appearance on TV.
Couch is a former Team GB diver who competed in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
While she unfortunately never managed to claim an Olympic medal, the 35-year-old won one gold and two silver medals in European Championships as well as a silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
However, this time around she was the talk of the town while appearing on the BBC for their coverage of the Olympics this morning.
Couch, who retired in 2018, stole the show in a sleeveless black dress.
Taking to social media, one fan said: “Think I’ve fallen in love with Tonia Couch, what a dream.”
A second said: “Tonia Couch. Class.”
A third added: “Tonia Couch. Bloody hell.”
Praise for her was also forthcoming from friends and family on Instagram, with Couch sharing some posts highlighting her appearance to her story.
One said: “Came home to this beauty on my TV. How incredible you look girl.”
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A second said: “Auntie Tonia smashing it up.”
Another said:” Kind, beautiful and talented all-round amazing human, you are smashing it.”
Couch, who is originally from Plymouth, has almost 60,000 followers on Instagram.
And it seems she may have been a good luck charm in Paris as well.
She saw diving duo Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen collect Team GB’s first medal of the games after finishing third in the women’s synchronised 3m springboard.
The Brits won bronze following an error from Australia‘s Anabelle Smith, marking the first Olympic medal for Great Britain in women’s diving for 64 years.
Reacting to the achievement following her appearance, Couch posted on Instagram: “First day working with the @bbc and our girls won a medal !!!!! How exciting.”
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Josh Tarling and Anna Henderson are both in road cycling time trial action along the streets of Paris (from 1.30pm), leading today’s Brit medal hopes.
Michael Bargeron and Seonaid McIntosh team up in the 10m mixed shooting trying to win the first gold of the 2024 Games (10am).
In diving, 3m synchro pair Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen could medal (10am).
And Team GB expect a medal from their swimmers in both of the 4x100m freestyle relays (8.30pm).
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