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Such a flirt! Ruth Jones, Ben Miller and Will Close star in this Tesco advertisement promoting the supermarket's 'finest' Christmas range.

Just a few years ago Will Close's most high-profile role was as a frivolous gap year student but was abruptly axed by Tesco from its TV adverts with Ruth Jones and Ben Miller because his character was 'too annoying'.

Speaking on the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall he said: 'I had a few people who came to see it who know Harry and are friends with him who were very encouraging and complimentary, which was a relief'. Will was in a Tesco advert with Ruth Jones and Ben Miller playing a 'boomerang child' back living with his parents. But the supermarket axed the role when viewers found 'Freddie' annoying

Advertisement After his win he added: 'I wouldn't have been into this if it wasn't for my mum. She loved it. The am-dram stuff was her biggest passion and pleasure. It spread to me. She was so integral to me going on to do it'. Before Dear England that he was best known for his part as Freddie in Tesco's fictional family where he played a 'boomerang child' back living with parents in his 20s in around four adverts.

'Freddie is on a gap year and he may have emigrated permanently. We've listened really hard to customers and looked at a lot of data so whenever we pick out anything that is an irritant then there will be adjustments', she said.Harry Kane has not seen the play - but his friends have and say that Will's portrayal was very impressive

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