Actor Ross Kemp draws attention online for an exuberant public reaction to England’s 2-1 victory over the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday night. Multiple reports describe his celebration as unusually intense, with Kemp appearing to scream, cry, and spit while reacting to the result. The reaction prompts comparisons to his long-running role as hardman Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap EastEnders, with some fans and other public figures joking about the resemblance between his on-screen persona and his match-day outburst.
Coverage frames the moment as viral and meme-worthy, highlighting that viewers find the display humorous and unexpected rather than linking it to any broader controversy. The Democratic Republic of the Congo match is consistently identified as the context for the celebration, and the final score is reported as 2-1. Overall, the articles focus on audience reaction—social media commentary and celebrity-style banter—rather than providing new information about the match itself.
