The Cheltenham Festival is in full swing with thousands of punters descending on Prestbury Park to celebrate St Patrick’s Thursday, with a few famous faces also in attendance

The celebrities are out in force at the Cheltenham Festival today for St Patrick’s Thursday, one of the most distinctive and celebrated days of the four-day festival.

There is a sea of green and gold at Prestbury Park today, contributing to one of the most distinctive and joyful atmospheres as the build-up to Gold Cup day on Friday continues, with a few famous face popping up at the racecourse in their Sunday best,

Gates opened at 10.30am, with the first race scheduled for 1.20pm and the last at 5.20pm, and former EastEnders actor Danny Dyer was one of the first to embrace the spirit of the day and swig down at few pints in the AM.

Gemma Collins and Danny Dyer caught up at the festival ( 
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The pair were in the same box watching the racing ( 
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Newly married Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo, 30, also made an appearance at the famous racecourse. The former Made in Chelsea star, who tied the knot with Brew Dog found James Watt earlier this month, was all smiles as she posed for snaps in a skirt, tweed jacket and red jumper.

Retired footballer Peter Crouch, 44, did his best Peaky Blinders impression as he arrived at Cheltenham in a flat- cap, suit and overcoat. Former Coronation Street star Katherine Kelly is also enjoying a day of racing and rubbing shoulders with royals. The actress was spotted chatting with Mike and Zara Tindall by the track at one point, with Anne, Princess Royal also present at the racecourse.

Georgia Toffolo is a regular at Cheltenham Festival ( 
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Peter Crouch did his best Peaky Blinders tribute ( 
Image:
PA)Marching Powder star Danny Dyer, 47, seemed to be enjoying himself this morning as he sunk a glass of fizz in the Paddy Power suite at Cheltenham today, alongside the likes of Peter crouch and Gemma Collins. The former soap star looked dapper in a grey suit and blue shirt combo, donning shades and clutching his cigarettes as he entered the grounds.

Despite attending a posh event like Cheltenham and running the risk of bumping into a royal, Danny hasn’t lost touch with his working class roots. Speaking earlier this week to promote his new film with Nick Love, Marching Powder, the former soap star called for change in the arts and the world of politics.

“It seems like the elite are just looking after each other. I don’t know how we’ve regressed so much that there’s pensioners in this country that can’t turn on the radiator,” Danny told Time Out. “I don’t know how the f**k we got to the point where young people have no hope of getting on the property ladder, and that wages don’t match bills. How the fuck has that happened?”

Danny Dyer cut a dapper figure as he arrived at the racecourse ( 
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The former soap star sunk back some fizz before midday at the star-studded event ( 
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He added: “We had a f**king Tory government for far too long to fuck things up, but now we’ve had a Labour government and it’s hard to trust them. Keir is not a leader. He is a sir. The first thing he did was drop the ‘Sir’, that fu**ed me off immediately. So straight away, you’re playing smoke and mirrors. It doesn’t matter that you’re a ‘sir’, just be kind and open. So I struggle with him. Angela Rayner I did like, but she seems like a puppet as well. The whole Grenfell thing is a f**king disgrace. Who do you believe? Who have we got to lead us through these times?”

Marching Powder sees Danny reunite with The Football Factory director Nick Love to play Jack, a middle-aged man who spends his weekends fighting and getting high outside football matches. When an arrest leaves him just six weeks to get clean or face a stint behind bar, Jack faces a battle to stay out of prison.

“It’s a working-class film made for the working-class masses,” Danny says of Marching Powder. “We’ve found ourselves in the realm of people making films that have been a bit beige and a bit boring. People are frightened to actually make a film with boll**ks. I watched the BAFTAs recently, and the films they chose seemed like obvious choices. You need a film that’s in your fucking face, that’s slightly controversial.”