Leo Woodall (âJackâ): Love Island (2015-) or West Ham United at Palermo (2006)
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Leo hasnât been in as many projects as his costars, which leaves us two options: If you want more cocky boys with English accents and fancy underwear, Love Island will certainly scratch that itch. But if you were pleasantly surprised by this minor side characterâs complexityâand can bear to watch four and a half minutes of European soccer highlightsâhave I got an Easter egg for you.
I stumbled upon the real-life inspiration for Jackâs incredibly embarrassing solo hooligan moment in Palermo. The song he sings in the street about âforever blowing bubblesâ is a Vaudeville-era tune called (shocker) âIâm Forever Blowing Bubbles,â which today is best known as the anthem for West Ham United. So Jackâs not just a drunk English idiot hollering in the streets of a warm, southern European vacation spotâheâs a drunk West Ham supporter hollering in the streets of Palermo. Thereâs history there.
On September 28, 2006, West Ham supporters traveled to Palermo for a UEFA Cup match wearing T-shirts that said âMafiaâ on them. Needless to say, the Palermo supporters did not appreciate this. West Ham lost the match, riots broke out afterwards, and the police claim they âcame under missile attackâ while trying to break it up. In the end, 17 people went to the hospital and 20 West Ham supporters were arrested. It was a whole thing. According to a morning-after report in the Guardian:
One eyewitness told Guardian Unlimited: âWest Ham fans behaved like animals, roaming the streets, bottles in hand searching for anyone to fight.â
Sound like someone we know? Man, this show is good. I canât wait for season 3.