Hollyoaks star issues five-word comment as brother makes Wimbledon history
A star of Hollyoaks has proudly spoken out after his brother's history-making feat. Parry Glasspool congratulated his brother after an epic encounter saw him lift the Wimbledon title.
Parry, who starred as Harry Thompson in the Channel 4 soap, was in the crowd as sibling Lloyd and partner Julian Cash saw off Rinky Hijikata of Australia and David Pel from Holland 6-2 7-6 in 82 minutes on Centre Court.
With the sun beaming down, t he duo became the first Brits to win the title since 1936. And Parry couldn't have been prouder. He took to social media to share his elation.
Posting a clip of the moment Lloyd and Julian won the match, Parry wrote: 'Who would've thought it! Tennis every day for 25 years. Looks like it paid off!"
He went on: "MASSIVE CONGRATS to the Little/Big brother for his WIMBLEDON DOUBLES WIN!! Crazy scenes." It's the first time a homegrown duo have won the accoladed in almost 90 years. The last pair to do so was Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey in 1936. The win stretches the pair's winning streak together to 14 games.
Speaking of the win - which sees the pair bag £680,000 - Lloyd said: "It's incredible. We've had a Brit win last year (Henry Patten) and the year before (Neal Skupski). Now we have given you two Brits. We did our best."
He added: "I want to thank all of my team. I've had people fly in from America, Italy, though coming from Birmingham is not as impressive. My fiancé Sophia has put up with me for the last two weeks, making her stay in bed until I wake up.
'All the LTA staff, who have given us massive support through my whole career, the coaches, the physios. They help us all through the year. We are incredibly grateful.'
Julian echoed his partner's sentiments before admitting there was a lot of pressure on their shoulders. "The fact we were able to do what everyone was talking about is surreal. This means the world," he said.
After stepping away from his role on Hollyoaks, which he held for four years before his character was killed off in 2019, Parry has since become a dad and took a step back from his on-screen life.
In 2023, he admitted he held a much different role to his soap days. As well as appearances in Emmerdale, where he starred as Jason Denshaw, Parry also became a fitness instructor. He held his own business, PG Fitness.
According to his business page on Instagram, Parry is a PT and online coach. In his latest video he has offered fans a look at "toning made easy".
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