Taking a gamble! Mark Wahlberg stars in cheeky new campaign for Ladbrokes betting agency – which was filmed during his visit to Australia last year
Hollywood heavyweight Mark Wahlberg has been announced as the new face of Ladbrokes.
The 49-year-old American actor is fronting a new campaign for the betting company.
The campaign was filmed while Mark was in Australia in December, after the Ted star finished his two weeks of mandatory quarantine in Byron Bay.
Familiar face! Mark Wahlberg stars in a cheeky new campaign for Ladbrokes betting agency – which was filmed during his visit to Australia last year
In the ad Mark is dressed in a light suit and jumper and wears pink glasses.
News.com.au reports that he plays the alter ego ‘Mike Iceberg’.
He whispers the words ‘Ladbroke it’ and laughs when a fire explodes in the background as he sits on a golf buggy.
Business trip: The campaign was filmed while Mark was in Australia in December, after the Ted star finished his two weeks of mandatory quarantine in Byron Bay
According to the publication, the campaign took five days to film.
After Mark touched down in Australia in December last year, he visited an F45 studio in Woolloomooloo, Sydney.
He has invested some of his own hard-earned cash into the fitness franchise.
Action packed! He whispers the words ‘Ladbroke it’ and laughs when a fire explodes in the background as he sits on a golf buggy
Mark also recently announced that he would be bringing his US burger chain Wahlburgers to Australia.
Earlier last month, Mark teased a temporary move Down Under after falling in love with the country during his recent business trip.
He told The Daily Telegraph that he’s hoping to shoot a movie on the Gold Coast soon and that he wants to bring his family with him.
He’s a fan: Mark also recently announced that he would be bringing his US burger chain Wahlburgers to Australia
‘I’m looking forward to coming back,’ he said.
‘Hopefully I’ll be able to move my family down to Australia for four to five months and make a movie on the Gold Coast and enjoy that beautiful country.’
Mark added that his wife, model Rhea Durham, ‘would fall in love with Australia’ if she visited.
Coming Down Under? Earlier last month, Mark teased a temporary move to Australia after falling in love with the country on his recent business trip. Pictured with David and Candice Warner at an F45 training session in Sydney last year