Paul Whitehouse is a much loved performer, a successful writer and a talented actor. And he is the latest in a line of genuinely famous people to appear in ads for Aviva, following in the footsteps of Ringo Starr, Elle Macpherson and Alice Cooper.
The only problem is, while Paul Whitehouse is genuinely famous, he’s also [...]
No please, don’t play it I beg you!
There’s one thing Bob Dylan is good for. If you ever come across a copy of his mid-60s album ‘Another Side of Bob Dylan’ either in a jumble sale or in your dad’s record collection, take it. It makes great playing if you want to torture someone [...]
Only days ago on this very blog were we lamenting the ubiquitousness of Ozzy Osbourne in ads and the unimaginative scripts that go with them. Then along comes Sony Bravia’s latest ad, starring Alice Cooper, publicising the brand’s “television scrappage scheme” — a sales promotion campaign cleverly disguised as a recycling initiative.
You could probably all [...]
It’s not Paris Hilton’s fault that the film Pledge This! bombed.
That is not just idle blogger opinion, my friend. That’s the opinion of a judge.
You may or may not know that Paris Hilton was the star of a National Lampoon film. You probably won’t know, because the backers of the 2006 film, Pledge This!, have [...]
Here they go again. Poor Keira Knightley. She ain’t got the cleavage so they’re always digitally adding it on for her.
Knightley’s latest boob enhancement has come in a new poster ad for the Chanel fragrance Coco Mademoiselle.
The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star’s breasts are covered only by a pair of black braces so it’s not [...]
We were joking in the office this morning about our top choices to take over the Iceland ads from Kerry Katona. One name that came up was ‘Crazy Chick’, tafka ‘The Voice of an Angel’, Charlotte Church. Yes she has millions in the bank, but really she has Iceland written all over her.
Lo and behold [...]
When trying to publicise a new product, marketers should know that sometimes not having a celebrity endorsement is going to be better from your brand than having any old attention-seeking nobody desperately trying to piggyback your press release for some free publicity.
And the new Hybrid PA Bag from Live Luggage (a suitcase on battery-powered wheels [...]
In spite of our bitching over here at Celebrity Sellout, we do secretly understand why the celebrities do it. We understand that Ozzy Osbourne gets that he’s no longer the bat biting prince of darkness, record sales are dwindling and Mrs O isn’t going to agree to fly Ryanair to Poland for her next facelift. [...]
Jamie Oliver is back to take up the precious space between our TV shows with a new ad. And, unsurprisingly, he has stuck to the winning formula of making a complete and utter arse out of himself and yet still appealing to the majority of the population.
The trailer for Jamie’s American Road Trip - a [...]
Princess Eugenie, the youngest daughter of Fergie and Prince Andrew, is set to start at Newcastle University of all places next month and is gearing up to wholeheartedly embrace student lifestyle. It is the perfect chance for her to cash in on various brands so closely associated with student life.
Eugenie will start her time at [...]
