Ross Kemp has delighted football fans with his latest wild outburst, declaring 'Jude, I love you' as the Three Lions sailed into the quarter finals of the World Cup. 

In the wake of England's 3-2 win over Mexico on Sunday night, the EastEnders legend, 61, took to Instagram to share his rip-roaring reaction - including a gushing profession of love for double scorer Jude Bellingham.  

The clip saw the soap star shout: 'Come on England, come on England. You just keep it calm. Keep it calm. Go… two!!! Come on England. Shut them up. Shut that crowd up, shut everybody up...

'Come on England, come on England. Jude, Jude, Jude, Juuuude. I love you. Love you. Keep cool heads, keep cool heads and we will shut them out.'

Similarly to his other outbursts, fans reacted with joy, with users writing: 'amazing. Spot on Ross... Yes Ross!!! We were all thinking of you during that!'

His latest video comes just days he tickled fans with his hilarious reaction to England's victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The star, best known for his depiction of hardman Grant Mitchell in EastEnders, was likened to his legendary soap character thanks to his aggressive and coarse delivery in a video he shared with his 200k Instagram followers.

Following the 2-1 triumph, he screamed and spat into the camera with excitement and congratulations aimed at Captain Harry Kane.

The comments section was soon flooded with comments, predominately likening Ross to his character and some urging him to 'calm down'.

Proving just how widespread the clip had reached, while discussing the match on talkSPORT, Olly Murs did his own hilarious impression of Ross after presenter Andy Goldstein requested he reenact the clip.

Ross' comments section was soon flooded with comments, with users writing: 'Hello, Grant Mitchell, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again…

'Grant Mitchell has entered the chat... This is definitely Grant, not Ross here... Nah grant Mitchell is vibes get him as assistant manager fam...Chill out Grant before I get Phil to batter you... Go on Grant... Grant Michael gone rouge.'

Ross has hit headlines of late after he enjoyed a mini reunion with his on-screen brother Steve McFadden last month.

The two stars, who portrayed Mitchell brothers Grant and Phil in the BBC soap, enjoyed a rare day out together as they went out on a boat.

Talking to the camera, Ross said: 'The Mitchell brothers are reunited, but this time on the river!' As Steve, 67, added: 'Ahoy there, ahoy there!'

Captioning his post, Ross penned: 'The Mitchell brothers are reunited.'

The duo sent fans wild as they branded Ross and Steve as 'iconic' and thanked the pair for unlocking their 'core childhood memories'.