Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
World
Ryan Paton

Champions League final: Dua Lipa and celebrities you didn't know were LFC fans

Liverpool FC are set to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final tonight.

Jurgen Klopp's side are aiming to exact revenge on the La Liga winners for the 2018 Champions League final defeat in Kiev. Thousands of fans have embarked on the odyssey to the Stade de France in Paris to watch the Reds in UEFA's showpiece game.

There will also be a whole host of celebrities cheering the Reds on at home as they bid to win their 7th European Cup. We have rounded up a list of celebrities you may not have known were Liverpool fans below.

READ MORE: Everything Liverpool FC fans must remember for Champions League final in Paris

Dua Lipa

The popstar's hit single, One Kiss, has been adopted as an LFC anthem ever since she performed it ahead of the Champions League final in 2018. Reds' supporters have sung One Kiss after their triumphs in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup this season.

Dua Lipa has told Wired she now considers herself an "honorary Liverpool supporter". She added: "I love Liverpool, it’s always got a special place in my heart." However, the 26-year-old confessed her allegiances were split as her dad and brother support Arsenal.

Paul Sinha

The Sinnerman is best known as one of Britain's finest quiz brains on The Chase. Paul maintains a strong interest in the Reds away from the hit ITV show.

The 51-year-old referenced his club allegiances last week as he admitted his disappointment after the Reds were pipped to the Premier League by Manchester City. He joked: "A possible Boris Johnson scandal is much like Manchester City going 2-0 down.

"I am conditioned now to not get my hopes up on behalf of Liverpool."

Jude Riordan

The young Coronation Street actor has wowed audiences with his portrayal of Sam Blakeman on the Cobbles. The 11-year-old hails from St Helens and has claimed multiple awards on his journey to soap stardom.

Jude is a keen Liverpool FC supporter and his mum recently shared a snap on Instagram when he was in jubilant spirits after the Reds won the Premier League in 2020.

Adam Woodyatt

The soap star is best known for his role as Ian Beale in EastEnders. Adam also has a strong connection to the city as he is spoken out about his love for Liverpool FC.

He told the Observer in 2002: "I've been a Liverpool fan since 1976 when I saw them on the telly beating Stoke City 5-3. I was seven. My grandad had tried to get me to follow West Ham but even watching them beat Fulham in the 1975 Cup Final didn't spark anything off.

"At school in Snaresbrook, east London, everyone else was Spurs or West Ham, so I got slagged off non-stop for supporting Liverpool. People said, 'You only support Liverpool because they win trophies'. But it was because of that 5-3 game. Thank God Liverpool won or I'd have ended up supporting Stoke!"

Samuel L Jackson

The Pulp Fiction actor developed a close relationship with the city when he filmed the movie 51st State. The 73-year-old regularly tweets his support for Jurgen Klopp's side and once replied to a follower that the Reds are his first love when it comes to "soccer".

Lana del Rey

The singer's love for the Reds was spawned by her manager's fanaticism for the club. The 36-year-old also performed a beautiful acapella version of You'll Never Walk Alone for the documentary, "The End of the Storm".

John Lithgow

The 76-year-old actor became an LFC supporter in 2011 due to his long-time friendship with Liverpool chairman Tom Werner. The Harry and the Hendersons star regularly tweets about the Reds and was pictured in the Anfield directors' box alongside the club's American owners at a match against Bournemouth in August 2015.

Michael Fassbender

The Hollywood superstar is a keen Reds supporter and was in attendance on one of Anfield's most famous nights when Liverpool defeated Barcelona 4-0 on their journey to win the Champions League in 2019.

The X Men actor described the game on Absolute Radio as "the most inspiring 90 minutes" he had seen. He added: "Just in terms of everything like approach to life, anything is possible, put your heart into it and yeah."

Mike Myers

The Austin Powers star was born in Canada after his parents Eric and Alice Myers emigrated from Old Swan in 1956, and he and his brother Paul scattered their father's ashes on the Mersey after his death in 1991. He returned to Anfield for a match in 2013 and said he felt like he had returned 'home'.

Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.