Anthony Hopkins appeared worlds away from his well-known movie character, Hannibal Lecter, as he cheered on the English soccer crew from afar amid their FIFA World Cup match in opposition to Mexico on Sunday night time.
The 88-year-old was clad in an English soccer jersey and beige linen pants as he sat on an armchair, whereas wanting over at his spouse, Stella Arroyave, 70. The Colombian magnificence rocked a inexperienced Mexico jersey in help of the Central American crew, and paired it with an identical hat.
Anthony’s hair and beard have been utterly white within the shot, and his face appeared skinny as he supported the English facet regardless of his Welsh heritage.
© Instagram“We’re all winners…#worldcup2026,” he wrote within the caption, as followers rushed to the remark part to decry his help of England. “What are you doing???? You might be Welsh,” wrote one fan, whereas one other added: “The place is the Welsh prime?” and a 3rd shared: “Although you have been a proud Welsh man!”
Anthony was born in Wales in 1937, and has been open about his connection to his homeland previously. “I wish to return to Wales. I am obsessive about my childhood and at the very least thrice per week dream I’m again there,” he admitted in an interview.
The actor informed the BBC that he loved going dwelling as his fame did not matter to the locals, who largely left him alone.
© Instagram“I do not assume they actually take it significantly, which is superb, it retains my ft on the bottom,” he mentioned. The Silence of the Lambs star moved to the US to pursue his appearing profession within the ’70s, and labored on getting sober after a drink-driving incident in Beverly Hills.
“As I sobered up, I appeared up on the eucalyptus timber and thanked God nobody had died that night time. I imagined my dad and mom again in Wales listening to that I would killed somebody or myself. I noticed their hopes smashed,” Anthony wrote in his memoir, We Did OK, Child.
© Getty Photos“I heard a voice ask me, ‘Do you need to stay or do you need to die?'” he continued. “‘I need to stay,’ a voice answered from someplace deep inside me. Then I heard the voice say, ‘It is throughout now. You can begin residing.’ The craving to drink left me. That was eleven o’clock on December 29, 1975.”
© Radio Occasions through Getty PhotosHe has been sober for 50 years now, and celebrated the unimaginable milestone in December 2025. “50 years in the past as we speak I used to be practically killed by driving my automotive in a drunken blackout. That is the way in which it was. However I noticed at that time that I used to be having an excessive amount of enjoyable. It was known as alcoholism,” he started in a candid Instagram video.
“So anybody on the market who’s acquired slightly drawback with having an excessive amount of, test it out as a result of life is a lot better,” he continued. “So I finished. With out bragging, I acquired assist, and 50 years in the past as we speak was the top.” He went on to encourage others to “select life” as an alternative of alcohol.
