London: West Ham United have done wonders in the current English Premier League season – lying sixth in the standings – and have found a new fan. Movie star Keira Knightley, in a chat show recently, expressed her love for the football team.
The actress – whose roots lie in London – declared she is a lifelong Hammers fan and is watching the 2014 season with hands “over her eyes”.
Knightley in the chat show called 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' (Photo: Screenshot)
“They're having an amazing time this season though. I'm almost watching with my hands over my eyes because I fear it's not going to last,” said the 29-year-old actress according to a report published in Daily Mail.
The Bend It Like Beckham star admitted she wasn’t surprised that the team struggled for so many years. According to her, the iconic song of the team had a negative effect.
A still from the film Bend It Like Beckham, Knightley with Indian actress Parminder Nagra (Photo: Screenshot)
“The song that is played before the game is great. You just have all the crowd blowing bubbles - the song's called I'm forever blowing bubbles. The problem I have with it though is that the song is really sad! The song is about not winning and in fact your dreams fading and dying the whole time, so in reality it's not a surprise we lose all the time,” she added.
