Australian cricketer Brett Lee has revealed what it was really like filming his iconic Weet-Bix advertisement.
The sports star, 47, explained on the Hello Sport podcast he was given a spit bucket so he wouldn’t have to eat the whole-grain wheat breakfast cereal during filming.
‘When you do the commercial, they had a spit bucket and because I was only young and I just played my first test, I was the new ambassador,’ he explained.
‘You go on and you eat it and after they say cut, you’re meant to spit it out.’
‘So they’re doing different takes and I just keep eating and the spit bucket was clear as. I did 32. I was bloated. I was cooked,’ he added.
Many fans reacted to the admission, with one writing: ‘I could easy do 25 in a bowl without stopping or filming like he would have been. Loved them.’
‘I ate 7 Weetbix everyday as a kid because I wanted to be like Brett Lee,’ another said.
‘My boy was doing 2 at 10 months. Now he’s 10 years and starts every morning with 6 than decides if it’s another bowl, toast or fruit for round two,’ a third wrote.
Australian cricketer Brett Lee has revealed what it was really like filming his iconic Weet-Bix advertisement
The sports star, 47, explained on the Hello Sport podcast, he was given a spit bucket so he wouldn’t have to eat the whole-grain wheat breakfast cereal during filming
KIIS FM host Kyle Sandilands admitted on his breakfast show on Tuesday that he was left stunned by Brett’s admission.
‘I think that’s the whole little box,’ a shocked Kyle said.
His co-host Jackie O Henderson added: ‘I feel like I could do that. I might have been able to do that a few years back.’
According to the Weet-Bix website, adults are recommended to eat no more than four Weet-Bix biscuits per day.
‘So they’re doing different takes and I just keep eating and the spit bucket was clear as. I did 32. I was bloated. I was cooked,’ he said
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