Forrest TRUMP! A third of Brits believe Tom Hanks would be a good US president. And the rest want The Rock in the White House!

You can't blame Brits for staying away from the polls after voting earlier this year.

But a new poll shows they're intrigued by the tough fight for US president and have voted for who they think would do a good job in the White House… and it's Hollywood star Tom Hanks!

With just 30 days until Americans go to the polls this Sunday, a new YouGov poll for Betfair asked more than 2,000 Brits which famous people they think would make a good leader of the free world.

Oscar winner Hanks, famous for film blockbusters such as “Forrest Gump,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “Philadelphia,” was overwhelmingly in the lead with 36 percent of the vote, followed by fellow actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with 22 percent and Oprah Winfrey with 22 percent 21 percent.

A third of Brits would vote for Tom Hanks, pictured, as US president

Hanks is followed by his fellow actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with 22 percent

The controversial billionaire Elon Musk took fourth place with 17 percent

Controversial billionaire Elon Musk took fourth place with 17 percent, followed by pop superstar Taylor Swift, tennis queen Serena Williams and US-based royal Prince Harry with 16 percent each.

The least popular choice among Brits was Kim Kardashian, for whom only 4% of Brits voted.

The poll also found that 60 percent of Brits would vote for Kamala Harris if they could vote in the US election. While one in five people in the UK said they would vote for Trump, this figure has almost doubled compared to four years ago when Betfair conducted the same poll.

Those aged 18 to 24 are the most likely to say they would support Trump if given a vote: 32 percent say they would vote for him, a number that has increased since the last election (December 11). percent) has almost tripled.

Betfair spokesman Sam Rosbottom said: “Several US celebrities have successfully made the transition into politics.” Trump himself hosted “The Apprentice” on television there, and Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger could also be seen. So we thought it would be fun to find out which stars Brits think would do a good job in the White House.

“It's not surprising that a popular actor like Hanks, known for playing likeable but strong characters on screen, is at the top of the poll.”

“Other well-known figures like The Rock and Oprah are also viewed as good leaders of the free world.”

“He's already taken over Twitter, could the White House be next?” “Almost one in five Brits think Elon Musk would make a good US president.”

The Betfair poll found that the real presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris has captured the imagination of the British people, with 60 percent of all respondents saying they were interested in the fight for the White House.

Betfair Exchange, the world's leading peer-to-peer betting platform, has already seen more than £125 million in bets on US election markets, with many more bets expected next month.

Four years ago, Betfair Exchange's Next President betting market broke records to become the world's biggest betting event ever with £1.7bn bet on Trump vs Biden.