Mick Fanning’s Shark Ordeal Spoofed In KFC Ad

Mick Fanning’s Shark Ordeal Spoofed In KFC Ad

KFC has ripped off the dramatic scene of Australian surfer Mick Fanning fighting off a great white share for the fast food company’s ‘Jacked Up Double Crunch’ burger.

The South African campaign shows a Fanning look-a-like surfing fighting off the shark by picking it up and holding it above his head one-handed as he surfs to shore.

B&T previously reported that the shark attack had made Fanning the most marketable sports person on the planet.

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting Fanning’s mother Elisabeth Osborne is very upset with the ad and the World Surf League is preparing to take legal action against KFC.

“I think it is very disrespectful,” she said. “They’ve put a lookalike in the video. It really brings back a lot of trauma for everybody who has been attacked by a shark.

“Some families have had fatalities and some people are still absolutely scarred without limbs. It’s disrespectful to them and Mick is not at all happy with that.”




Please login with linkedin to comment

BestOdds

Latest News

Sydney Comedy Festival: Taking The City & Social Media By Storm
  • Media

Sydney Comedy Festival: Taking The City & Social Media By Storm

Sydney Comedy Festival 2024 is live and ready to rumble, showing the best of international and homegrown talent at a host of venues around town. As usual, it’s hot on the heels of its big sister, the giant that is the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, picking up some acts as they continue on their own […]

Global Marketers Descend For AANA’s RESET For Growth
  • Advertising

Global Marketers Descend For AANA’s RESET For Growth

The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has announced the final epic lineup of local and global marketing powerhouses for RESET for Growth 2024. Lead image: Josh Faulks, chief executive officer, AANA  Back in 2000, a woman with no business experience opened her first juice bar in Adelaide. The idea was brilliantly simple: make healthy […]