Hollywood star Anne Hathaway mocked for cringeworthy rendition of Arsenal’s club anthem – written by son of Loose Women star – after seeing her team beat Real Madrid
Arsenal fans have mocked fellow Gooner and Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway’s rendition of their club anthem ‘North London Forever’ after their thumping win over Real Madrid.
Mikel Arteta’s side put themselves in a commanding position to advance to the semi-final of the Champions League after a devastating 3-0 win over the reigning champions at the Emirates.
Declan Rice stole the show with two pin-point free-kicks, while Mikel Merino continued his hot streak in front of goal by adding the third.
The performance and result prompted a groundswell of jubilation from all associated with the Gunners, including celebrity fan Hathaway, who took to social media to sing the club’s favourite song.
However, the Devil Wears Prada star’s rendition often veered into sombre rather than heartfelt and proved uneasy viewing – and listening – for some Arsenal fans.
‘Really difficult watch that Anne lad,’ wrote one user on TikTok. Another said: ‘What did I just watch.’
Hollywood actress and Arsenal super fan Anne Hathaway celebrated the Gunners’ famous win
Declan Rice (right) and Mikel Merino (left) were on the scoresheet as Arsenal thumped Real Madrid 3-0
‘Surprisingly painful watch from Anne,’ said a third, while another quipped: ‘I always wondered why Christian Bale hated her on set now I know why.’
‘North London Forever’ was penned by singer-songwriter and Arsenal superfan Louis Dunford, who is the son of Loose Women star Linda Robson.
Dunford released the song as a tribute to his home town of Islington, north London, in 2022 and the lyrics struck a chord with the fanbase.
It has proven the soundtrack to their resurgence under Mikel Arteta, coming second in the previous two seasons and perhaps on course to finish there again this campaign.
Linda was seen crying in the crowd after hearing her son’s song play out at the Emirates before a match last year.
There weren’t all negative comments for the 42-year-old, who last week took to Instagram to welcome Bukayo Saka back to the side following his long injury lay-off. Hathaway received some praise from fans on the platform for her version of the club anthem.
The Les Miserables star Hathaway previously declared her love for Arsenal when a video went viral of her celebrating Leandro Trossard scoring against Wolves last season.
Trossard subsequently sent Hathaway a video message, as he said: ‘Hey Anne, I really loved your celebration the other day for my goal.
‘Keep supporting us, and hopefully we’ll see you soon at the Emirates.’
Hathaway watched the video with her The Idea of You co-star and fellow Arsenal supporter Nicholas Galitzine, and said she was ‘shaking’ after being left stunned that Trossard had got in touch.
The Gunners welcome Brentford to the Emirates on Saturday evening before the second leg at the Bernabeu next week.
