Wimbledon final attracts star-studded crowd as A-listers flock to Centre Court

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz

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Sam Montgomery

By Sam Montgomery


Published: 16/07/2023

- 16:42

Updated: 16/07/2023

- 16:45

Celebrities fill the seats for the men’s final on Centre Court

The grand finale of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships is the hottest ticket in town, with royals, celebrities and ex-tennis professionals turning out in force.

Cameras picked out many a familiar face enjoying a blustery but sunny day out in south London watching Novak Djokovic take on Carlos Alcaraz.


American actor Brad Pitt was seen wedged in between film director Guy Ritchie and film producer Jeremy Kleiner.

Kleiner is co-president of Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, working directly with the actor on World War Z (2013) and War Machine (2017).

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Guy Ritchie (left), Brad Pitt (centre), and Jeremy Kleiner (right)

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Kleiner and his fellow producers won two Academy Awards for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Moonlight (2016).

Meanwhile, Pitt played a leading role in Ritchie’s famous crime comedy Snatch (2000).

Brad Pitt recently attended another Great British summer sporting event when he took to the track at Silverstone.

Amidst the drama of the f1 Grand Prix, Pitt was filming in the paddock for an Apple Studios racing film called Apex.

\u200b Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton.

Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton.

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Elsewhere in the crowd, James Bond actor Daniel Craig and actress Rachel Weisz of The Mummy fame were spotted in the royal box on centre court.

Having first worked together on a 1994 production of ‘Les Grandes Horizontales’ at the National Theatre Studio, the couple fell for each other on the set of the film Dream House (2011).

They have been married since 2011.

Sat next to the couple in the royal box were James Norton and actress fiancée Imogen Poots.

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James Norton and Imogen Poots

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Tipped as a candidate to fill Craig’s shoes as the new Bond, Norton is known for roles in Happy Valley, McMafia and on stage in A Little Life.

Poots has starred in films such as Filth (2013), Need for Speed (2014), The Father (2020) and A Long Way Down (2014).

Nearby, another actor in attendance who has been inundated with Bond speculation for years was Tom Hiddleston, who attended with actress fiancée Zawe Ashton.

Hiddleston is famous for his roles in The Night Manager (2016), War Horse (2011) and the Thor franchise, while Ashton is known for her roles in tv series Fresh Meat (2011-2016) and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019).

Lily James

Lily James

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The couple welcomed a baby last October.

Also spotted taking in the tennis was actress Lily James, acclaimed for her roles in Baby Driver (2018), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), Yesterday (2019) and Downton Abbey (2010-2015).

Singer Ariana Grande was spotted sitting between Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey and former Spiderman Andrew Garfield.

Garfield has recently been spotted in London filming new movie We Live in Time.

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

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Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas

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Daniel Bruhl, who plays Niki Lauda in the film Rush, was suited and booted in pinstripe for today’s action.

More recently, the Spanish-German actor has starred in All Quiet on the Western Front.

A serious contender for best dressed on the day, Sir Ian McKellen strolled into the ground looking dapper and donning a flat cap.

Rapper Stormzy and singer Nick Jonas were in attendance, as were actresses Sophie Winkleman and Emma Watson.

Idris Elba and wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba were also spotted in the stands.

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