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Russell Crowe Surprises Vendée Globe Sailor Pip Hare with Special Birthday Message
Vendée Globe sailor Pip Hare has received a surprise message of encouragement for her birthday from actor Russell Crowe.
On Wednesday (3 February) the Hollywood fixture responded to a social media appeal from BBC Radio Solent presenter Steve Harris, who had recently interviewed the solo sailor from her yacht in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Master and Commander star was happy to oblige with a short video clip wishing Pip the best for her birthday today, Sunday 7 February, and urged her to “keep going” as she gets closer to the finish line.
It’s been a few days since @russellcrowe sent @pipoceanracing this message, but today is her ACTUAL birthday. She’s *this* close to completing a thing fewer women have done than people have walked on the moon. Pls can YOU film yourself wishing her well for a video I want to make? pic.twitter.com/RQ86mFmk9N
— Steve Harris - BBC Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast (@SteveHarrisDJ) February 7, 2021
Her effort is all the more remarkable after a crack in the rudder of her IMOCA Medallia necessitated an emergency switch to a spare during a brief weather window last month.
