Star Wars’ Mark Hamill – not the Wolves fan you were looking for

The Luke Skywalker actor was outed as a fan of the Championship team after ‘liking’ a post he thought supported the wild animal. But now he’s a fully signed-up member of Nuno Espírito Santo’s barmy army
  
  

May the Force be with Wolves ... Mark Hamill as Skywalker.
May the Force be with Wolves ... Mark Hamill as Skywalker. Photograph: Disney

Name: Mark Hamill.

Age: 65.

Appearance: A little short for a stormtrooper.

Mark Hamill? Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time … a long time. What do you mean? He’s the actor who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies. He returned for The Force Awakens two years ago, and will star in The Last Jedi in December. He’s had lots of attention.

It was a Star Wars quote, dummy. Sorry. It’s hard to keep up with pop culture references sometimes. Indeed, Hamill himself has had that trouble. Now he’s been forced to become a fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

No! That’s not true! That’s impossible! It’s perfectly true. Hamill is an enthusiastic user of Twitter, where he has nearly 2m followers, and spends his days “liking” their various Star Wars quips and messages of support. So far he has pressed “like” approximately 136,000 times.

Cripes. He must work quickly. Yes. He just seems like a friendly guy, happy to share the love. Anyway, during one Twitter binge last week, he was asked whether he was a Wolves fan and liked the tweet.

Where did it go? Bring it back. Play back the entire message. I can’t, I’m afraid. The original seems lost among thousands of others. But other Wolves fans noticed and sent him supportive comments, eager to check if he was a secret fan.

And is he? “I am now,” Hamill replied. “Never heard of them until 2 days ago. All because I ‘liked’ a tweet from a #Wolves fan & they made me feel like family. Very nice!” The next day he admitted that he thought he’d been asked if he was a fan of wolves, the animals.

Oh dear. Still, it looks like he made a good choice. Wolves beat Milwall 1-0 at the weekend, and have made a fine start to this season in the Championship, where they are currently third. Promotion to the Premier League could be just months away!

Come on. Why don’t you take a look around? You know what’s about to happen, what they’re up against. Never tell me the odds.

Do say: “Attacking with both full backs ain’t my idea of courage. It’s more like … suicide.”

Don’t say: “Oi, ref! Your eyes can deceive you! Don’t trust them!

 

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