{"id":144870,"date":"2023-11-06T12:26:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144870"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:26:04","slug":"kevin-the-carrot-makes-his-return-in-aldis-christmas-advert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/lifestyle\/kevin-the-carrot-makes-his-return-in-aldis-christmas-advert\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin the Carrot makes his return in Aldi&apos;s Christmas advert"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Kevin the Carrot returns! Fan favourite is back for Aldi&#8217;s Christmas advert as he tours William Conker&#8217;s magical Christmas Factory<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Kevin is back for his eighth year as Aldi&#8217;s Christmas mascot with a Wonka theme<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Christmas adverts banking on star power to make theirs stand out<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kevin the Carrot is back for another Aldi Christmas, this time touring William Conker&#8217;s Christmas factory with the likes of spoilt little sprout and greedy, gluttonous grape.<\/p>\n<p>This is Kevin&#8217;s eighth year as the Aldi&#8217;s festive mascot and this year their advert has taken more than a little inspiration from the famous Willy Wonka.<\/p>\n<p>Narrated by acting legend Jim Broadbent in the style of a poem, the advert tells the story of Kevin&#8217;s trip to the factory alongside Grandpa Grate and four other competition winners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group are shown through Conker&#8217;s factory &#8211; which is filled with festive treats including a choux bun Christmas tree, a mince pie conveyor belt and a gravy river.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But while Kevin celebrates the giving nature of Christmas, other winners are more self-serving and end up in some sticky situations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77451755-12715171-image-a-1_1699269070683.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Narrated by acting legend Jim Broadbent in the style of a poem, the advert tells the story of Kevin&#8217;s trip to the factory alongside Grandpa Grate and four other competition winners<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77451899-12715171-image-a-2_1699269078134.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This is Kevin&#8217;s eighth year as the bargain supermarket&#8217;s festive mascot and this year their advert has taken more than a little inspiration from the famous Willy Wonka<\/p>\n<p>The pun-filled advert begins with an excited crowd gathered at the gate of the factory before Conker makes his big arrival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Welcome to my world of festive innovation,&#8217; says Conker, as the group enter the factory filled with workers called &#8216;plumpty dumplings&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Look, trumpeting sprouts!&#8217; shouts Kevin, as a boat carrying a group of Brussels sprouts playing the trumpet travels along the gravy river.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The narrator then says: &#8216;The guests were told politely they really shouldn&#8217;t touch but the greedy, gluttonous grape didn&#8217;t listen very much&#8217; &#8211; at which point grape jumps into the river and starts to slurp up the gravy with a straw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My beautiful gravy,&#8217; Conker wails.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But grape soon faces the consequences as he becomes engulfed by gravy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: The Christmas adverts banking on star power! Sainsbury&#8217;s enlists 80s pop icon while Debenhams&#8217; festive ad features beloved This Morning presenter\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Next to have their bubble burst is the &#8216;sulky, sour rhubarb&#8217; who &#8216;always puts herself first&#8217;. She pushes two plumpty dumplings out of the way to get the best view of the river, but when she blows a bubble of gum, a flying lightbulb quickly pops it with a holly leaf, leaving rhubarb covered in sticky gum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The factory tour moves on to the mince pie conveyor belt, where snowman heads are squashed by giant mechanical hands and turn into icing sugar to top the treats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I want a mince pie,&#8217; shouts spoilt little sprout &#8211; before leaping off the platform and onto the snowman-head pully, knocking over a plumpty dumpling in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both Sprout and the plumpty dumpling are hooked onto the machine and carried up to the giant hands. &#8216;I can see his plum crack&#8217;, says Kevin, as the plumpty dumpling is hooked onto machine by his trousers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77451901-12715171-image-a-8_1699269310278.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pun-filled advert begins with an excited crowd gathered at the gate of the factory before Conker makes his big arrival<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77451903-12715171-image-a-5_1699269229192.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Look, trumpeting sprouts!&#8217; shouts Kevin, as a boat carrying a group of Brussels sprouts playing the trumpet travels along the gravy river<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77451917-12715171-image-a-7_1699269300110.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The narrator then says: &#8216;The guests were told politely they really shouldn&#8217;t touch but the greedy, gluttonous grape didn&#8217;t listen very much&#8217; &#8211; at which point grape jumps into the river and starts to slurp up the gravy with a straw<\/p>\n<p>The advert then shows Sprout between the giant hands before it cuts away and a squishing noise is heard as Conker puts a leaf over Kevin&#8217;s eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No Christmas dinner is complete without a dessert, so the next stop in the factory is to the chocolate pudding maker &#8211; where cakes are coated in melted chocolate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The narrator says: &#8216;Christmas isn&#8217;t selfish, it&#8217;s not all &#8216;me me me&#8217;. Yet nobody had mentioned this to the mischievous kiwi.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Kiwi excitedly stands beside the puddings before leaping onto one to catch the melted chocolate coming out of the tap. However the cake is then plunged into a cooler and Kiwi ends up hardened into the cake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Only Kevin the Carrot clearly understood the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of being good,&#8217; the narrator continues, as Kevin is seen handing out gifts to the plumpty dumplings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Conker says: &#8216;Congratulations Kevin, you&#8217;ve passed the test. I&#8217;d like to present you with the cheese to the factory.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>At this point, a block of cheese in the shape of a key rises from the floor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Wow, that&#8217;s huge Willy&#8217; says Kevin. &#8216;Can I share my good fortune with everyone?&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77451915-12715171-image-a-3_1699269199806.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The factory tour moves on to the mince pie conveyor belt, where snowman heads are squashed by giant mechanical hands and turn into icing sugar to top the treats<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77451909-12715171-image-a-4_1699269213455.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kiwi excitedly stands beside the puddings before leaping onto one to catch the melted chocolate coming out of the tap. However the cake is then plunged into a cooler and Kiwi ends up hardened into the cake<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/11\/77451753-12715171-image-a-6_1699269283590.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Conker says: &#8216;Congratulations Kevin, you&#8217;ve passed the test. I&#8217;d like to present you with the cheese to the factory.&#8217; At this point, a block of cheese in the shape of a key rises from the floor<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s the spirit,&#8217; replies Conker &#8211; at which point the doors to the factory open and an array of fruit and vegetable characters come flooding in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The advert ends with a message saying &#8216;Seasonal goodwill was truly in the air for Christmas is a time that&#8217;s sweeter when you share&#8217;, accompanied by a cheerful crowd of characters from Aldi&#8217;s Christmas past, including Ebanana Scrooge and Marcus Raddishford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It then zooms out with a variety of Aldi sweet treats and Christmas dinner essentials, including turkey, roast potatoes and cheese boards, on display.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jemma Townsend, Marketing Director at Aldi UK, said: &#8216;Christmas is made magical by coming together and sharing the joy of celebration even in tough times- just like Kevin wants to with his Christmas wish.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It wouldn&#8217;t be the festive season without Kevin the Carrot on our TV screens; we know our shoppers will love seeing him getting into the Christmas spirit as we welcome him back for his eighth year with us.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12715171\/Kevin-Carrot-returns-Fan-favourite-Aldis-Christmas-advert-tours-William-Conkers-magical-Christmas-Factory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin the Carrot returns! 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