Green Street legend is actually Spurs fanatic and loves winding up West Ham fans

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2023-09-19 08:45:02  • 3 mins

Its been 18 years since Leo Gregory portrayed volatile thug Bovver in the popular film Green Street and people still believe that he supports West Ham in real life.

The 2005 movie featured Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood, who played a wrongfully expelled Harvard student that moved to London where he was introduced to Bovver and his hooligan pals.

But the reality is that Leo's heart is in north London and he is obsessed with Tottenham Hotspur much to the disgust of Hammers fans.

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The actor goes to Spurs home and away, where he enjoys winding up rival footie supporters about his true allegiance. And last month he posted a picture on Instagram smoking a fag outside Craven Cottage ahead of an FA Cup London derby.

One person wrote: Thought you supported West Ham? And replying to the comment, another social media user said: Played the role for a film geezer is a huge scum fan.

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