massive fan of West Ham United and even visited the Boleyn pub outside Upton Park whilst living in England. The Indian independence campaigner and lawyer studied in England and became friends with West Ham founder Arnold Hills, leading to him attending several matches after their formation in 1895.Gandhi is even said to have socialised with his fellow supporters in the Boleyn Tavern pub outside of the Hammers is old Upton Park stadium.
Following Gandhi's West Ham revelation, here are 10 more unexpected celebrity fans of Premier League clubs, including Tom Hanks and Snoop Dogg.Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed in 2019 that he grew up supporting Wolves, the closest top flight club to his hometown Newport in Shropshire.
However, after moving to London in the early 1970s, he soon switched his allegiances to Arsenal and has been a fan ever since.Corbyn has posed with Gunners shirts in the past and regularly attends the club's matches, having been pictured in the crowd at their Europa League semi-final with Atletico Madrid in 2018.Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks has made no secret of his support for Aston Villa and has both attended matches and posed with club memorabilia in the past.Hanks first revealed his support for Villa at a film premiere in 2008 and has joked about the club's name, saying: "Aston Villa sounds like a lovely little place...
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