Overview
- Hopkins posted a photo on Instagram on Sunday showing him in an England shirt beside his wife Stella Arroyave in a Mexico jersey and captioned it, “We’re all winners... #WorldCup2026.”
- The image arrived on the same day England beat Mexico 3–2 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, which focused online reaction on match-day loyalties.
- Many commenters objected that Hopkins is Welsh and should not wear an England shirt, while other fans defended the post as a lighthearted show of support for the tournament.
- Numerous followers also noted Hopkins’s changed appearance, with several saying he looked nearly unrecognizable in the recent photo.
- The moment highlights Hopkins’s ongoing public presence at age 88 through regular social posts about art, music and daily life and comes while he has multiple projects listed as pre- or post-production.