Ant and Dec, Paddington and Nigella all congratulate ‘fabulous’ Lionesses
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addington Bear was among the many celebrities who recognised England’s achievement of reaching their first ever World Cup ultimate on Wednesday.
Sarina Wiegman’s facet ran out 3-1 winners due to targets from Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo, as hosts Australia had been made to accept a third-place play-off.
The Lionesses’ spectacular efficiency caught the attention of a lot of well-known faces within the UK, together with considered one of its most well-known bears.
Paddington tweeted: “The cheers in Windsor Gardens are so loud, Mr Brown says he’s sure the @Lionesses will hear them all the way from Australia.”
Businessman Sir Richard Branson posted: “Congratulations @Lionesses. We’ll be cheering you on in the final.”
Meanwhile, TV chef Nigella Lawson wrote “Congratulations #Lionesses and commiserations to my Australian friends!” and presenter Fern Britton posted “Fabulous! @Lionesses just wonderful”.
Presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – who’ve frolicked in Australia with I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! – had been fast to share their ideas as effectively.
“Wow #Lionesses. You are incredible! Come on England!” they tweeted.
Comedians Omid Djalili and Mark Watson additionally took to Twitter, now often called X, to share their delight.
“England make the women’s World Cup final,” wrote Djalili. “Prediction: Lauren James to come back and win it.”
Meanwhile, Watson described the efficiency as “pretty much faultless”, writing: “Especially when you think how early they had to get up. Can’t wait for Sunday.”
And Australian comic Adam Hills, host of Channel 4’s The Last Leg, summed the sport and the event up with reward for either side.
“Well played Matildas. You did Australia proud. Well played Lionesses. You did England proud,” he wrote.