Arsenal is one of the most famous clubs in the Premier League. Their most memorable moment was winning the Premier League title as The Invincibles in 2003. No other club has ever achieved the feat. The Gunners have a great history. Her final years, however, were underwhelming. They have failed to qualify for the Champions League in the last four seasons. After years of struggling, the club has finally picked up steam. Arsenal are certainly among the contenders for a top four finish and could also win a couple of titles this season.
Despite the upside down journey, the Gunners have not lost their loyal supporters. The fans have supported her even in difficult times. The club has also garnered support and appeal from many famous celebrities. KSI is one of the most famous Arsenal fans. Arsenal recently teamed up with PRIME Hydration Drink. KSI and Logan Paul are the founders of the company. There are also many other famous celebrities who support the London club.
Let’s take a look at 10 popular celebrities who are Arsenal fans.
10. Jay-Z
Shawn Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z, is one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. He is one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Jay-Z began supporting Arsenal through his close friendship with Thierry Henry.
Jay-Z also attends several Arsenal games. A few years ago it was rumored that the rapper was interested in buying shares in the club.
9. Piers Morgan
The Gunners are definitely not proud of this celebrity fan. Piers Morgan is a famous broadcaster who has heavily criticized Mikel Arteta in recent years. After losing 4th place in the Premier League table, Piers was one of the first to criticize Arteta.
Morgan heavily criticized the acting manager for letting world-class forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang go. With Arsenal’s loss to Newcastle last season, their top four hopes were dashed. Piers Morgan once again offered his thoughts on Mikel Arteta. He tweeted: “Arteta should be fired. Instead, he got a new deal and a massive raise. For blatant failure. Completely ridiculous.”
However, following Arsenal’s recent outings, Morgan has changed his mind. Morgan posted a photo on Twitter with a picture of Arteta. The caption read: “BREAKING: I trust the process”.
8. Dido
Florian Cloud O’Malley Armstrong, popularly known as Dido, is also an Arsenal fan. She is a very famous singer and has won many awards. She has sold over 21 million copies worldwide. Dido has also won the award for Best British Woman, among several others.
The England singer isn’t a newfound Arsenal fan but does have a club history. Dido claimed to have been an Arsenal fan since she was three years old. “When I was three years old, my father brought me to Arsenal in 1974. He was religious about it. Dido has been seen many times at the Emirates Stadium.
7. Colin Firth
Another classic addition to the list. Colin Firth is a British Academy Award-winning actor. Firth’s roles in the Kingsman films are arguably his best. However, many Arsenal fans know him from a different perspective.
Colin Firth has been a long-time Arsenal fan. Arsenal fans will know him from his starring role in the film Fever Pitch. The film is loosely based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling memoir, Fever Pitch: A Fan’s Life. The film chronicles how passionate hundreds of millions of football fans are for their local clubs, just like Paul (Colin Firth). The story focuses on how Paul can’t give up his obsession with Arsenal FC.
6. Idris Elba
Elba is a lifelong Arsenal fan (Credits: Arsenal)
This man needs no introduction; Idris has played major roles in Pacific Rim, Luther, Hobbs, and Shaw, among others.
Arsenal fans have found a new hero over the years. It is well known that the media delights in the statements and actions of celebrities. Idris Elba mocked Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in 2015. He told the Simms and Lefkoe podcast: “I know Chelsea fans are gonna hate me when I come back to London, I don’t care man Arsenal are the only London team and you know it!” Chelsea fans definitely didn’t like it but Arsenal fans loved it.
Idris Elba is also part of the Adidas No More Red campaign. The campaign talks about how damaging knife violence is in London, especially for young people.
5.Robert Pattinson
The ‘Twilight’ star is quite famous for her role in the vampire series. He was also a little criticized for this role. However, Pattinson increased his popularity after Tenet and of course The Batman. Many already consider Pattinson’s Batman to be the best Batman film of all time. The infamous Dark Knight is an Arsenal fan.
He has shown many times over the years that he is an Arsenal fan. British newspaper Metro quoted Robert as saying: “I miss reading the sports section [of English newspapers]. I miss football…Arsenal.”
4. Daniel Kaluuya
Kaluuya is a British actor enjoying life to the fullest. Daniel won two major awards in 2021 – Oscars for Best Supporting Actor in the film Judas and the Black Messiah and the Golden Globe. Daniel is of course very famous, how can one forget his role in Johnny English.
Furthermore, Kaluuya has stated that he is a die-hard Arsenal fan. Daniel is also the narrator of Arsenal’s documentary All Or Nothing on Amazon Prime.
3.Roger Waters
As the bassist and songwriter of one of the greatest rock bands of all time, everyone knows Pink Floyd – the illustrators of psychedelic rock music. Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright formed the famous band.
Roger himself revealed that he is an Arsenal fan. He posted a video on Twitter in which he spoke about an incident in Gaza. Towards the end of the video he said: “I’m an Arsenal supporter myself”.
2.David Gilmour
Let’s talk about another Pink Floyd member, David Gilmour. The band’s guitarist no longer speaks to bassist Roger Waters. However, both share a love for Arsenal. In an interview, he told the world about his support for Arsenal. He said: “I had season tickets at Arsenal for a number of years. That was around the time they won the double. I’m a pretty fickle football fan. I watch any team that’s doing well and break away when it’s not. But I have a soft spot for Arsenal.”
1. Lewis Hamilton
Famed F1 star Lewis Hamilton has been an Arsenal fan since he was six. He has also openly expressed his opinion on this. “I remember moving between those teams when I was younger and coming home and my sister hit me on the arm a number of times, hit me and said, ‘You have to support Arsenal’, so I remember me at the age of five or six you became an Arsenal supporter.”
In addition, Lewis Hamilton has also participated in a show 5v5 side match with legendary Arsenal players. He has played with Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Sol Campbell. Hamilton also spoke to Sky Sports about his love for Arsenal. He said: “I fell in love with the team with Ian Wright, obviously at that time.” He was also invited to training games when Arsene Wenger was in charge of Arsenal.
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