Solar eclipse celebrity watch: Romeo Beckham and Amanda Holden among stars who joined millions viewing epic event

Holden watched the rare phenomenon with a group of friends as well as her new goddaughter, sharing sweet photos of her and the baby wearing special glasses. Vorderman opted for a more lavish setting, enjoying a glass of wine as she saw the astronomical spectacle from a boat floating on a river. “SOLAR ECLIPSE FROM THE RIVER TONIGHT. With full reflection on the water,” the former Countdown star captioned her posts. Beckham shared his delight over the eclipse, before watching his favourite team Arsenal compete in a friendly match against Como.Amanda Holden watched the eclipse with her new goddaughter InstagramCarol Vorderman witnessed it from a boat on the riverInstagramRomeo Beckham watched the spectacle and then a friendly Arsenal matchInstagramMyleene Klass showed off her Pride glasses with Kate ThorntonInstagramPosting a selfie, he wrote: “Eclipse, and then Arsenal playing... doesn't get better.”Ronan Keating took the opportunity to play his beloved song, When You Say Nothing At All, on his balcony during the eclipse. Myleene Klass donned a pair of Pride-themed glasses as she watched the display with a group of friends including Kate Thornton.Paddy McGuinness revealed he and his kids got creative with their sunglasses to witness the phenomenon, using cereal boxes with tiny holes poked through to protect their eyes.Sharing photos of their homemade efforts, he wrote on Instagram: “It’s amazing what you can see with some old cereal boxes, tinfoil and over a thousand pounds worth of iPhone.”Fellow comedian John Bishop also resorted to household items to view the eclipse, choosing to watch it through the tiny holes of a colander.Read MoreStrictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden enjoyed the stunning sight on a rooftop after a day of training for the BBC show. The One Show hosts Roman Kemp and Alex Jones showed off their matching glasses as they hosted a special episode of the BBC show all about the eclipse.Sharing a photo of the sun as a bright white blob across his fields on Instagram, he raged: “So annoying. We didn’t get the eclipse in Chipping Norton.”The next partial eclipse will be in 2050, and the next total one will be in 2090.