“Thespians? They’re always Celtic fans!”
(BBC Off The Ball Show Nov 2021)
Richard Burton & Liz Taylor
see: http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1972-11-08%3A+Ujpest+Dosza+3-0+Celtic%2C+European+Cup
Sunday Mail, March 27, 2011
Celtic fan reveals night he met Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor after European clash
By Lauren Crooks
A CELTIC fan who charmed Elizabeth Taylor as a schoolboy says he is still to meet another woman who compares to her.Sean McKenna was a cheeky 10 year old when he won a kiss from the screen icon after meeting her on a trip to see Celtic play in Budapest.He still treasures the snapshot showing him with Elizabeth, who died last week, and then husband Richard Burton as they hold Celtic scarves and wear supporters’ hats at a lavish party the couple threw for fans celebrating a European win in Hungary.
And after being tracked down by the Sunday Mail, Sean was happy to relive his memories of his unforgettable trip in March 1972. Burton is said to have put £5,000 behind the bar to pay for champagne and caviar after being invited to join the fans staying in the couple’s hotel. And the Hollywood superstar planted a kiss on Sean’s cheek when he handed her a bouquet of flowers. Now 49, Sean, from Wishaw in Lanarkshire, insists she is still the most beautiful woman he has ever met. He said: “I have never really found any woman as nice as her since, well looks wise anyway. “When she came in with Richard Burton I have to admit I didn’t have an inkling who they were. I had never really heard of them. “But she was beautiful and everyone was making a fuss so I thought it was someone getting married. “I was handed a bouquet of flowers and told to give them to the lady. It was a big corridor of folk all staring and I handed them over. “She smiled at me and leaned down and kissed me on both cheeks.
What I remember most is the smell of her, her perfume. It was fantastic. “After she kissed me I remember looking up at her and just wondering who she was, she was so glamorous.”
Sean remembers the day as if it was yesterday but wishes he had been old enough to enjoy the free alcohol. He said: “We were all in a huge ballroom and there was loads of food and drink. “I remember this guy was sitting beside us and he was tucking into caviar, but he didn’t know what it was, and said, ‘Imagine having raspberry jam at a party like this’. “Everybody was in great spirits, and it was a free bar. It’s a pity I was 10. “One guy even came up and asked for my autograph, just because I had met Liz and Richard. “Someone started singing I Belong To Glasgow and lots of photos were taken with Celtic scarves and at one point Elizabeth Taylor was wearing a Celtic tammy as well. “They were great with the fans, dancing along and chatting to people. I think Richard Burton had watched the game earlier. It wasn’t until later that I realised they were film stars.”
Sean went to Budapest to watch the 21 European Cup victory over Hungarian champions Ujpest Dozsa with his uncle Charlie Gorman, now 84. And the pair, along with more than 100 other Celtic followers, stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel, where Taylor and Burton were guests while Burton filmed Bluebeard. Liz and Burton had been unable to get to the game because of filming commitments but watched it on TV. And when they heard they were sharing a hotel with the fans, they immediately invited everybody to a party in the hotel lounge. The bash went on for more than eight hours and afterwards the couple became Celtic’s most famous fans. Pictures show Liz wearing a little black dress, a huge diamond ring and a Celtic hat and scarf.
The party came a week after Burton threw a lavish bash in the hotel’s nightclub to celebrate his wife’s 40th birthday. But when Sean returned to Scotland, he found he was the celebrity. He said: “I was the talk of the town. My mum was so delighted, because she was a big fan. “She put the photograph in a frame and it was up on the wall.” Liz was admitted to hospital in February with symptoms related to heart failure. She was 79 when she died on Wednesday surrounded by her four children.
Sean said: “I always followed Liz in the media. “She was some woman. It was one of my workmates that told me she had passed away. “I have to admit my first thought was my Uncle Charlie. He is in hospital just now. “It is quite ironic that she should die just as he is ill too, because he is the man that made it happen for me. It was because of him that I met her. “It’s still sad though, she made a lot of people happy. “Meeting her was definitely a day to remember, and one of the best days of my life.”
Sean Connery
James Bond star Sean Connery was keen to nail his colours to the mast in the late 60s as a Celtic supporter. However in the 1990s the Spanish-based Scottish Nationalist seemingly changed his alligences to Rangers after striking up a friendship with David Murray, the owner of the Ibrox club.
John Cairney
link: https://www.thecelticwiki.com/supporters-john-cairney/
Tony Curran
see: ACSOM podcast interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=lnKmvBevJwg
Simon Weir
Peter Vaughan
Clip from Daily Record March 1980
Danny Kaye
Peter Mullan
Glasgow bred actor, writer and director who has starred in Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, Braveheart and My Name is Joe, amongst others.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
James McAvoy
James McAvoy (actor from “Last King of Scotland” & “Atonement”)
Desmond Hume
Tickets (2005)
Martine McCutcheon
(ex-Eastenders (UK soap opera) and West End Theatre star)
Gerald Butler
Successful actor best known for the classic graphic novel film “300”. He was born in Paisley, and raised in a strict Roman Catholic family, Butler regularly attended Celtic Park as a supporter but has said that he found that moving to Hollywood can be a problem when trying to keep up with the results. In Aug 2011, he was guest of honour at a Celtic legends v Man U legends friendly match and played in the charity match. Added quite a few new lady fans to the stands as well!!!! See Match page
Sean Bean
Admittedly not the best picture of him but this guy is a ladies’ heart throb in various TV & film roles. Later made a big name for himself in cult TV series “Game of Thrones”.
Came as a bit of a suprise to see him in a Celtic top (2012). He is a proud Sheffield Utd fan and sports one of their tattoos. In any case, nice to see he’s not a hun.
Alison Brie
Alison Brie (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress best known for portraying Annie Edison on Community and Trudy Campbell on Mad Men. She has also starred in the 2011 slasher film, Scream 4, and the 2012 comedy, The Five-Year Engagement.
Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/there-are-actors-you-avoid-and-then-theres-alison-brie/article564987/#articlecontent”
Asked where this change in her sense of herself as actor came from, she cites Glasgow, Scotland. She did theatre-training there. “Nobody knew me there, I was a student. It was no-car, no-cellphone for six months,” she says. “And the weather was a shock. I think I wore a wool coat every day for six months. But the theatre we did was cutting-edge, very demanding. It taught me to be fearless. Here, I think if you’re a young actor, you get bogged down in going for TV and movie auditions and you’re always doing the same thing. Glasgow opened up my eyes.” Those same eyes open wide when I ask her if she became interested in soccer, Glasgow being one of the great soccer capitals of the world. “They don’t call it soccer!” she says, feigning sternness and smacking me on the shoulder. “It’s football. And yes, I saw Glasgow Celtic play Glasgow Rangers. It was an unforgettable experience.” I then confirm that she is now a committed Glasgow Celtic supporter.”
Martin Freeman
Tina Fey
Celtic fans delight as club scarves appear in Hollywood film
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/celtic-fans-delight-as-club-scarves-appear-in-hollywood-film-1-4038697
DAVID GUNN
Celtic fans are taking delight in the colours of their team featuring in a Hollywood movie.
In the preview of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot both Tina Fey and Martin Freeman can be seen wearing what looks suspicious like Celtic scarves.
Freeman, in particular, looks certain to be donning the type of garment you’d usually find on a Saturday at Parkhead, with the club crest visible as he raises to toast in a restaurant.
The film revolves around the experiences of journalist (Fey) covering war in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
It also stars Margot Robbie and Billy Bob Thornton and is due for a 22 April release in the UK.
Actor, Stephen Graham
Starred in Boardwalk Empire and This Is England, amongst many other things, and why #CelticFC is his other favourite team.
Gianni Capaldi, Martin Compston and James McAvoy
Pierce Brosnan
Secret Agent 00’6’7 in the #hoops Welcoming Pierce Brosnan & his #bhoys to @Celticfc Family & @FoundationCFC from set of our upcoming Western “Unholy Trinity” in Montana.