"This should win her a second Oscar" — Internet reacts to Anne Hathaway singing for Arsenal F.C. following their win against Real Madrid in a video

Actress Anne Hathaway seems to be an Arsenal F.C. fan. On April 9, 2025, she shared an Instagram story where she sang North London Forever following the team’s victory over Real Madrid. However, her rendition of the song did not seem to amuse all netizens. The internet appeared divided as one X user commented:

“This should win her a second Oscar.”

Many X users appreciated Anne Hathaway’s look in the jersey, while others shared a few jokes.

“She looks great in the jersey, singing for the win,” a social media user wrote.

“Now I like her more, bro she looks great in jersey tho,” an online user mentioned.

“I’ll drink her tears when they lose next week. Not that I won’t drink her tears of joy if they win either,” another X user joked.

Netizens appreciated the love the One Day actress showed to the football team while someone compared her to Barbra Streisand.

“When your fave wins and you go full Broadway on them. Queen,” an internet user remarked.

“Anne hathaway's support for arsenal is everything such a fun moment to see her showing love for the team,” a person commented on X.

“This is… something. I don’t even know what to say,” a netizen reacted to the video.

“Anne kinda sounds like Barbra Streisand here,” another media user weighed in.

Louis Dunford, a singer-songwriter, wrote North London Forever as a tribute to his hometown of Islington in 2022. The song reportedly resonated with Arsenal fans. Dunford is also the son of TV personality Linda Robson.

What was footballer Leandro Trossard’s message for Anne Hathaway?

Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine sat down with Today in 2024 to discuss their film The Idea of You. The host pointed out that one of the aspects of life that they have in common is that they both are Arsenal fans.

She pointed out a previous interview with another media outlet where the actors had the game on. The host then showed a video of Belgian footballer Leandro Trossard, who shared a message for the actress, saying:

“I really loved your celebration the other day for my goal. Keep supporting us hopefully see you soon at the Emirates.”

The actress was visibly taken aback by Trossard’s message. When the host asked Galitzine if he was happy about it, the actor replied:

“So, okay I am way like I am more starstruck with athletes than anything else and so I am a little like yeah.”

Anne Hathaway responded:

“Yeah, no no I am shaking.”

Concerning the previous interview, the actors sat down with a media outlet to discuss the film, and at one point, Nicolas Galitzine said the score was one-nil. Hathaway reacted with a wide gasp, and Galitzine pointed out that it was Trossard. The actress’ immediate reaction was:

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“Oh, I love you.”

Saying that was a good goal, Anne Hathaway told the interviewer that they both were fans of the same football team and that a match was underway. When the interviewer asked the team's name, the actress replied, “Arsenal.” She said it was the English Premier League Soccer.

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