What’s the second most popular pastime at Wimbledon – after watching the tennis, obviously.
Eating the obligatory British strawberries and cream in the sunshine of course!
And anyone tucking into strawbs while catching the action or in between matches should be prepared to pose, as you could get snapped by a photographer.
Here are 26 photos from over the years of people who did. And some manage to rock the look slightly less awkwardly than others. Enjoy!
1. Black and white strawberries at Wimbledon in 1977
2. The classic strawb pose at Wimbledon 1977
3. London’s then-town crier feeling ‘tres bell’ at Wimbledon in 1997
4. Model Emma Noble with a very 90s email address on her top at Wimbledon in 1998
5. Double strawberry trouble at Wimbledon in 1998
6. ‘Casual’ strawb indulgence in 1999
7. TV presenter Melanie Sykes tasting a seductive strawberry in 1999
8. A mouthful of sweetness at Wimbledon in 2000
9. Bring your own at Wimbledon in 2001
10. German tennis player Boris Becker bizarrely mixing orange juice with a bowl of strawberries in 2002
11. Really bad David and Victoria Beckham lookalikes at Wimbledon in 2003
12. Woman caught red-handed with two portions in 2003
13. Say cheese, sorry, ‘strawberreese’ in 2003
14. Patriotic colours all round in 2004
15. A young Andy Murray not looking awkward at all at Wimbledon in 2005
16. A winning strawberry smile in 2008
17. Styling it out with strawberries at Wimbledon in 2008
18. A happy spectator at Wimbledon 2009
19. Clearly not posing in 2010…
20. Actually not posing in 2010
21. Group photo the same year
22. You can almost hear the slightly awks ‘mmm’ in 2010… again
23. The staff getting in on it (the fruity stuff) in 2011
24. Happiest tennis fan yet in 2013
25. Strawberries in the rain the same year
26. Sharing is caring at Wimbledon in 2014
Watch this space for the 2015 offering. More cream than that please.
Source: SNAPPA
