Fans of Jodie Comer are just now realising that she is close friends with a Team GB superstar athlete, who's attempting to win their first ever gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Killing Eve actress, 31, has a surprising friendship with none other thanHeptathlete British record holderKatarina Johnson-Thompson, also 31.
Last year, the athlete scored a win at the World Championships in Budapest and pal Jodie was quick to congratulate her.
In a short but sweet social media message at the time, the star penned: 'When you give everything to a thing. We love you.'
According to The Mirror, Katarina also opened up about their friendship ahead of this years competition, admitting that she and Jodie are in 'two different worlds'.
Fans of Jodie Comer are just now realising that she is close friends with a Team GB superstar athlete -Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Last year, the athlete scored a win at the World Championships in Budapest and pal Jodie was quick to congratulate her (pictured at the Paris 2024 Olympics)
In a short but sweet social media message at the time, the star penned: 'When you give everything to a thing. We love you'
She gushed: 'Any time I'm with Jodie, I don't even think about people looking at me – I'm protective of her, almost.'
Although Katarina was born in Liverpool she spent the first year of her life in the Bahamas before her family moved back to England, settling in Halewood.
Once the Johnson-Thompson family had returned home to the UK, the youngster was enrolled in a local primary school and that is where her passion for athletics sprung - and where she met BAFTA-winning actress to-be Jodie.
During their school years, the duo grew close as they both attended St Julie's Catholic girl's school.
The pair then pair headed off to separate universities to pursue their dreams, with Katarina going to Liverpool John Moores University to study sports science.
They remain in touch to this day and regularly post pictures together on social media, whether attending Ascot or sipping co*cktails together, keeping in touch amid their very busy schedules with a cheekily-named WhatsApp group dubbed: 'H*s in Different Area Codes'.
'We've got a girls' group chat,' Comer told Glamour magazine when speaking of her friends from Liverpool, including Katarina. 'It's called 'H*s in Different Area Codes' because we are never in the same place at the same time… So that's always very lively.'
Jodie is now best known as the woman who portrays ruthless assassin Villanelle alongside Sandra Oh in Killing Eve.
Katarina attended St Julie's Catholic girl's school with Jodie Comer
The famous pair were close friends growing up and have stayed in touch
In present day, the athlete has her heart set on Olympic glory and so far all is going to plan as the Team GB athlete leads the heptathlon after two events
When the actress won her BAFTA for Best Actress, her proud friend praised her on X (formerly Twitter).
She wrote: 'Unbelievably proud of @jodiecomer. 'So bl**** talented and getting the recognition you deserve!'
While in an Instagram post shared in August 2017, Comer said of her old school chum: 'Reunited and feels soooooooo good. Congratulations champ I LOVE YOU', accompanied with a photograph of the pair enjoying co*cktails together.
And in March 2018, when Katarina bagged her first global gold at the World Indoor Championships, Comer wrote: 'All your hard work and perseverance paid off Kat. We are all in awe of you and your determination inspires me - THE CHAMP RIGHT THERE!'
In present day, the athletehas her heart set on Olympic glory and so far all is going to plan as the Team GB athlete leads the heptathlon after two events.
The coveted Olympic gold medal is the only accolade that has eluded the British superstar during her illustrious sporting career.
The coveted Olympic gold medal is the only accolade that has eluded the British superstar during her illustrious sporting career
Meanwhile, award-winning actress Jodie is also on a career high as she was announced in April to be starring in the second sequel to the 2002 film 28 Days Later
Meanwhile, award-winning actress Jodie is also on a career high as she was announced in April to be starring in the second sequel to the 2002 film 28 Days Later, with Danny Boyle returning as director.
Reprising his role from the first movie, Oscar-winning Cillian Murphy will return as Jim, joined by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Erin Kellyman andJack O'Connell.
Jodie, who will play a Geordie character in the post-apocalyptic flick, was spotted filming in the Northumberland countryside in July.
She looked distressed as she was seen running away from terrifying zombies, who were naked and covered in blood.
