Celebrity Fans. What's The Point?

[adrenachrome]

USA Today

10Best: Oliver Phelps' top destinations in the world

4. The Holte End, Villa Park, Birmingham, England

"Villa Park is home to my soccer team, Aston Villa FC, and the Holte End is part of the stadium – behind the goal – where every match day, there's lots of singing and chanting to get right behind the team. I once brought a friend of mine from Los Angeles over for a game and he said he had never experienced anything like it. There is no cheerleader or someone telling you what to sing. It just happens. Anyone can get a song or chant going. Soccer is a way of life in England…and standing in the Holte End singing at the top of my lungs is a feeling like no other."

[Louzie0]

He lists BMAG at no. 9, as well.
Excellent taste!

[Pat McMahon]

Phelps sounds alright. Who is he?

[thick_mike]

Google says he's a Weasley twin

[UK Redsox]

Phelps sounds alright. Who is he?

Never heard of him. Looked him up on da Wiki. He's not been in anything I've ever seen. Looks like he's done Harry Potter stuff and little else yet.

[mr underhill]

I saw him once or twice hovering over Row h on a broomstick

[adrenachrome]

Marc Baylis, an actor who was/is in the TV program "Coronation Street".

Daily Heil

Football or rugby?

Football. I'm an Aston Villa fan and have been going to see them play since I was three.

[mr underhill]

plays Rob Donovan the guy who killed Tina, the former glamour tart of the Cobbles!

[Percy McCarthy]

Good character, shame he'll be going when he gets caught for Tina's murder. They always get caught in Corrie.

[mr underhill]

I think there is - and has to be - a moral code that all miscreants get their just desserts in soap operas. Baylis alluded to it himself in a recent interview, although he hoped the storyline  would play out a bit longer yet.

[Brend'Watkins]

Marc Baylis, an actor who was/is in the TV program "Coronation Street".

Daily Heil

Football or rugby?

Football. I'm an Aston Villa fan and have been going to see them play since I was three.

Good Lad!

Just done an image check so I could work out which character he was.  There's pics of him holding a Villa Scarf on the set.  Undoubtedly one of the finest actors there is.

[St AustellAVFC]

I'm sure I heard we lost 9-1 v County last night on corrie.

[mr underhill]

you did and I did a play back a few times just to make sure. A sneaky writer's nod to Marc (especially as the name check came from his screen nemesis), or a general pisstake over how bad we are at the moment?

[itbrvilla]

Just watched this and spotted Greg Hetson guitarist in Bad Religion and the Circle Jerks. Found one tweet where he mentions us. This possible celebrity fan will be of interest to Rancid Custard.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Erdington born, John Oliver who hosts HBO's brilliant Last Week Tonight is a Villa fan. He also managed whilst working on The Daily Show to educate the beautiful Jessica Williams to become a fan. I'm sure Percy would fully approve.