Lily Allen accused of 'hating working-class people' with 'bitter' ridicule of England fans after Euros loss
Lily Allen's reaction to England's Euro 2024 loss has been slammed
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Lily Allen's reaction to Sunday evening's Euro 2024 final between England and Spain has been slammed by several English football fans.
In heartbreaking scenes on the pitch, England succumbed to an 86th minute strike from Mikel Oyarzabal to make the score 2-1 and ensure Spain took home the trophy.
Fans and players alike were left distraught at losing in back-to-back Euro finals with question marks now surrounding manager Gareth Southgate's future with the squad.
But while many in the country were devastated to see Southgate's team fall at the final hurdle, singer Lily Allen had a very different reaction.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, following the final whistle, London-born Allen shared an image mocking English football fans.
In the AI-generated image, several inconsolable, overweight, middle-aged white men are depicted in tears while holding pints of beer and adorned in Union Jack flags while rain pours on them in a field.
Lily Allen is no stranger to sparking controversy with her opinions
PASeveral of Allen's 4.9million X followers were quick to take issue with the singer mocking the stereotype and appearing to take delight in England football fans' upset.
"Why do you despise the working class?" one fan quickly asked her before a second echoed: "We get it, you hate working class people."
A third blasted the singer by typing: "Peak Oikophobia from Lily Allen here, so cringe."
And a fourth echoed: "There's something wrong with you to think its OK to take p**s out of working class men. Did your dad teach you that?"
— Lily Allen (@lilyallen) July 14, 2024
The criticism kept coming from a fifth who fumed: "Imagine being this nasty, bitter and self loathing. Leftism has radicalised so many luvvies."
And a sixth hit out: "This being the wrong flag aside, mocking working class people is so tasteless especially when you're a nepo baby who faked a working class accent to fuel your entire career." (sic)
However, there were some who sided with Allen's post, with one fan simply replying: "You’re an icon."
Allen, who also sparked anger with her take on Jude Bellingham's ban earlier in the tournament, wasn't the only celeb to hit headlines with their reaction to England's loss.
Clarkson's Farm and The Grand Tour star Jeremy Clarkson faced criticism for his social media post after the 90 minutes were up.
The former Top Gear host took to Instagram to share an image of several England flags discarded into a bin in what was deemed to be a damning assessment of the game.
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Elsewhere, Phillip Schofield made a rare return to social media with his first selfie in over year to show his support for England.
In the second of two selfies shared to Instagram, however, Schofield looked less than impressed.
Meanwhile, singer Olly Murs looked inconsolable as he buried his head in his hands in an update from the stadium in Berlin.
And ITV Vera star Kenny Doughty watched the game with his mum, admitting both were left "gutted" but "proud" of England following the result.