John Lewis Christmas advert star Jack Aldridge confesses he kept role secret from his own family

John Lewis Christmas advert star says he didn't tell mum he would be in it  ITV

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00:00Jack Aldridge, who stars in the ad, joins us.

00:03Now, you didn't even tell your mother.

00:06No.

00:07Jack!

00:09What's your mum's name?

00:10Tony.

00:11Tony?

00:13She must be going into overdrive this morning.

00:15I woke up to a message from my mum saying FaceTime me.

00:19And then FaceTimed her, she's screaming down the phone, crying, yeah.

00:23It's worth it, I think.

00:24It was worth it, like, to not tell anyone,

00:26just really keep it to myself and then...

00:28Boom.

00:28Yeah, there you go.