Chelsea are one of the most prestigious football clubs in the world and so it’s only natural for a few celebrities to pledge their support to them. Of course having a sugar daddy like Roman Abrahamovich doesn’t hurt either. All that aside here is a list of five famous Chelsea fans.Buy the new 2014/15 Chelsea kit here
#10 Sebastian Coe
Iconic English track runner Sebastian Coe, who was a key member of the 2012 London Olympics Board, is a true blue Chelsea fan. The Olympic silver medallist is a Chelsea season ticket holder and often attends their games to cheer for his favourite team.
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#9 Charlize Theron
Hollywood star Charlize Theron, the only female supporter on this list, started supporting Chelsea while they were on their United States tour back in 2012. The Stamford Bridge club even presented her with a jersey with her name on the back in appreciation for her support.
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#8 Kevin Garnett
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Garnett has stated that Chelsea is the football team he supports. The former Boston Celtics basketballer is another celebrity who loves former Chelsea talisman Didier Drogba and keeps in touch with him. Garnett has attended Chelsea’s games whenever they toured the United States.
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#7 Lord Richard Attenborough
Renowned English director Lord Richard Attenborough is a lifelong supporter of the Blues and even served as a director of the club from 1969 to 1982 before becoming a life vice president from 1993 after which he became the life long president of Chelsea in 2008. The director once stated: "I went and stood on a bank with a packet of sandwiches with my girlfriend who I eventually married, principally because she agreed to follow Chelsea, and we've been going since 1942." Attenborough is also good friends with Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho.
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#6 Boris Becker
German tennis icon Boris Becker is a known fan of Bayern Munich but stated that he grew to support Chelsea due to him moving to London some years ago and confessed that his favourite Blues players were Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. It should be noted that Becker supported Bayern in the 2012 Champions League final and not eventual winners Chelsea.
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#5 Steve McQueen
Chelsea were one of the most glamorous football clubs in the 1960’s as London became a major attraction for celebrities. Legendary Hollywood action star Steve McQueen got attracted to Chelsea F.C and attended many of the clubs games at their home stadium of Stamford Bridge along with other superstars of the time like Michael Caine, Terence Stamp and Raquel Welch. The Bullit actor even visited the Chelsea stars in their dressing room when he attended their games.
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#4 Will Ferrell
Actor/Comedian Will Ferrell is one of Chelsea F.C’s handful of American fans. The 46-year-old keeps tabs on his favourite team often and has visited Stamford Bridge on numerous occasions. Ferrell was one of the stars who attended Chelsea’s games during their pre-season tour of the United States back in 2012 and even showed his support by wearing the colours of the club.
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#3 Jonny Lee Miller
The much loved English actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes on the CBS series Elementary is a staunch supporter of Chelsea F.C. Miller always makes it a point to visit Stamford Bridge to watch his team play when he is in London and regularly expresses his support for the club on his Twitter account if he is busy shooting. Chelsea can count on detective Sherlock Holmes to ‘find their form’ in case they temporarily lose it.
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#2 Gordon Ramsay
The world famous chef is another celebrity who is a keen Chelsea F.C fan. The Scot was a footballer on the books of Scottish club Rangers before he became a chef so its only natural for him to be a fan of the game. Ramsay, who has a restaurant in the Chelsea suburb of London, attends games at Stamford Bridge in his spare time. It wouldn’t be a shock if Ramsay loses that famous temper of his when the Blues are playing badly.
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#1 Bryan Adams
Grammy Award winning Canadian singer Bryan Adams is an avid supporter of Chelsea F.C. The Summer of ’69 singer, who has a home in the Chelsea suburb of London, makes it a point to attend the Blues’ games whenever possible and even recorded a song called ‘We’re Gonna Win’ in support of his favourite club.