Matt Lucas reveals homophobic abuse he’s suffered while supporting his football team
nme.comLittle Britain comedian is a passionate Arsenal fan and regularly goes to their matches, and as he revealed in a post on X on Wednesday (December 4), he has been on the wrong end of some disturbing language while doing so this season.“I have been verbally abused twice on the way to football matches so far this season,” he wrote. “On both occasions I was minding my own business, head down, walking to the ground.”I have been verbally abused twice on the way to football matches so far this season.
On both occasions I was minding my own business, head down, walking to the ground. I was called 'a fucking queer cunt' by one man and another told me that 'our club doesn't want disgusting gay…— Matt Lucas HQ (@RealMattLucas) December 4, 2024“I was called ‘a fucking queer c***’ by one man and another told me that ‘our club doesn’t want disgusting gay fans’.
If you’re a player and that offends you less than wearing a rainbow-coloured armband for a couple of matches, then maybe you’re part of the problem.”Lucas is referring to the Premier League’s ‘rainbow laces’ campaign, a partnership with LGBTQ+ activist group Stonewall that promotes equality and diversity, and involves the captains of all teams in the league wearing a rainbow armband on certain matchdays.In 2022, Yungblud hit out at the “deeply entrenched issue with homophobia in football”, after two high profile Spanish players appeared to joke about being gay.Lucas created the BBC comedy sketch show Little Britain with David Walliams from 2003 to 2006, with the pair reuniting on Come Fly With Me in 2010.He also hosted The Great British Bake Off from 2020 to 2023, announcing he was quitting the show to focus on writing with Walliams again. “We just thought it was time, so we quit our jobs and decided to do that,” he said.Teasing the new show, Lucas added: “It will be a show with us playing lots of characters.
