Jarrod Bowen’s heroics for West Ham has had actor and Hammers fan Danny Dyer declare: “I love him more than my wife!”
Bowen, who’s in a relationship with Dyer’s eldest daughter Dani, scored in the 90th minute to give West Ham a 2-1 win over Fiorentina at the Europa Conference League final.
During the wild celebrations among West Ham players, staff and fans, a rather blue song was sung about Bowen and Dani’s relationship.
Credit to Dani, she’s taken the chant in her stride and it’s not done anything to diminish her dad’s love for Bowen.
“I just didn’t think I could love a man any more,” Dyer told Drive.
“It’s always a weird thing because it’s your daughter, they fall in love with people you don’t usually like but she brought home Jarrod Bowen.
“I think I love Jarrod more than anyone, more than me own wife! I’m a bit jealous of my daughter…
“I couldn’t have written a better script. It was a tricky game, we went 1-0 up and that was amazing and of course they nicked that nutty little goal, the geezer had three touches and it’s in the net and I thought, ‘Oh, here we go.’ I’m a West Ham fan, I’m used to heartbreak.
“But then in the 90th minute… I sobbed me heart out.”
Dyer also revealed that he spoke to Bowen on Thursday morning, revealing the Hammers players may not be in the best shape ahead of their bus parade through east London in the evening.
“Well they were all off their nut, mate,” Dyer hilariously revealed.