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Jamie Foxx, Robert Pattinson, Anthony Joshua: TOP 10 Famous Arsenal fans
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Jamie Foxx, Robert Pattinson, Anthony Joshua: TOP 10 Famous Arsenal fans

Arsenal are arguably one of the biggest clubs in the world and have a huge fanbase. The north London based club have a massive following since its founding in 1886.

And among the Arsenal supporters, aka Gooners, there are plenty of famous people.

So let's take a look at the Top 10 famous people you had no idea are supporting the Gunners.

 

10 Benedict Cumberbatch

Stylist

Beloved Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch is a big football fan. The Oscar-nominated actor been seen at Stamford Bridge in recent years - the home ground of Chelsea - but he is in fact a fan of Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal.

During Euro 2016, in spite of the fact that he was born in London, Cumberbatch was also seen supporting the Wales national football team, on the set of BBC show Sherlock whilst filming in Wales, as the Dragons shocked the footballing world and reached the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in their history.

 

 9 Jamie Foxx

Vanity Fair

Jamie Foxx has proudly declared himself as a Gooner, as Arsenal launched their new away and third kits at an event in Los Angeles back in 2016.

The Hollywood superstar proudly exclaimed, "I am a Gooner", before Santi Cazorla, Hector Bellerin and Nacho Monreal revealed the Gunners' new strips in front of a baying audience in the US.

Mirror

 

8 Idris Elba

Evening Standard

British actor Idris Elba is one of the famous Arsenal fans. The actor confirmed this in a tweet in 2014, when asked the same question by a fan.

 

Elba also featured in a promotional video for Adidas revealing the new Arsenal kit at the start of the 2019/20 season.

Addidas

 

7 Kevin Costner

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Kevin Costner revealed he is a massive Arsenal fan whilst promoting his new movie 'Criminal' back in 2016.

"I actually put in a big scene about Arsenal, but because it was so violent, the producers asked me- and I think Arsenal didn't want me to do it because they didn't want me to promote violence," said "The Bodyguard" actor.

"I saw a scarf that was Arsenal, I see a kid and I ask him if he's an Arsenal fan, and I said 'me too', and I just beat up some guys and they didn't want me to put it in the movie because it was violent. I knew Arsenal would get a really big kick out of it."

Arsenal

 

6 Robert Pattinson

W Magazine

"Tenet" star Robert Pattinson is another proud Arsenal fan. While working at Los-Angeles, he stated that the Gunners are what he misses the most in England.

I miss the newspapers – I still prefer English newspapers to US ones," the actor told Metro. "I miss reading the sport section. I miss the football… Arsenal."

Pinterest

 

5 Daisy Ridley

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Polygon Daisy Ridley is known for her role as Rey in the Star Wars sequels. The actress has many times revealed in his interviews that he’s a massive Arsenal fan.

However, when asked if she’d join the Dark side in the Star Wars, if it meant Arsenal winning trophies, Daisy replied with a no, claiming the team can do it on their own.

 

4 Piers Morgan

BBC

Former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan is a massive Arsenal fan and has constantly reminded us of that. The journalist is quite active on his Twitter feed and doesn't even miss a game of his favourite club. He praises Gunners and criticizes them harshly.

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3 Jack Whitehall

BBC

British comedian Jack Whitehall is a well-known Arsenal fan. As much as he supports the Gunners, he also hilariously teases them. Most recently amid the Super League chaos, Whitehall tweeted: "Arsenal are going to be out of the Super League even quicker than they tend to be out of the Champions League."

 

Daily Mail

 

2 Anthony Joshua

DAZN

Anthony Joshua is a massive Gooner and he lets everyone know about it. The boxer regularly sends messages of luck to the Arsenal players, while he even invited his Arsenal hero, Thierry Henry round to his for Christmas dinner.

Express

 

1 Rihanna

Billboard

Popstar Rihanna has declared herself as a Gooner, when she attended the Emirates Stadium back in 2018.

She was invited as a special Puma guest after Arsenal beat Everton 5-1. After the match, Rihanna met with the first team and took pictures with them.

 

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