TV stars and celebrities react with dismay to British vote to leave the European Union

The popular BBC1 geneology series returns with a line-up of fascinating celebrities, including...<strong><br>JK Rowling</strong><br>The best-selling Harry Potter author uncovers a story as dramatic as any she has written as she explores the French ancestry of her late mother. Her journey, which begins in Edinburgh, takes her from the Savoy Hotel in London to battlefields and the backstreets of Paris.
The popular BBC1 geneology series returns with a line-up of fascinating celebrities, including...
JK Rowling

The best-selling Harry Potter author uncovers a story as dramatic as any she has written as she explores the French ancestry of her late mother. Her journey, which begins in Edinburgh, takes her from the Savoy Hotel in London to battlefields and the backstreets of Paris.
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JK Rowling, James Corden, Kellie Bright and many more have reacted to Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union. One called it a 'dark day' for the UK-to-leave-the-eu333597

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has said she does not think she has “ever wanted magic more” following the vote in favour of leaving the European Union.

The author is among many famous people to react to the dramatic vote outcome.

British TV presenter James Corden, who hosts American talk show The Late Late Show, commented from Stateside:

 

The Thick Of It’s Armando Iannucci also lamented the outcome on Twitter.

Good Morning Britain’s Phillip Schofield reacted to the news by tweeting: “Oh my God, what have we done.”

House and Blackadder star Hugh Laurie congratulated “exiters”, adding: “Reverse is across and down, easy on the clutch.”

Ricky Martin, winner of The Apprentice in 2012, said it was “a mistake to #Brexit”.

Coronation Street star Samia Ghadie told her followers she was 'in shock at what this may mean for our country'.

TV presenter Dawn O’Porter said she was 'gutted'.

The interest in the referendum result has also seen stars from across the Atlantic expressing a view.

American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest, the executive producer of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, had his say too.

 

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