London, Jan 14 (ANI): World's fastest man and Olympic gold medal-winning Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt appears in a golden goatee in the mould of Virgin chief Richard Branson in a new marketing campaign for Virgin Media's faster broadband speed.
The two met up in the sprint star's hometown of Kingston, Jamaica, after the athlete agreed to front the communication firm's multimillion-pound campaign to promote its superfast broadband service.
And as part of filming for the TV ads the 'Lightening Bolt' dressed up as the media giant.
According to reports, the Olympic champion went the whole hog for the Virgin advert, shot in Jamaica, and sported a blonde Branson-beard.
"Usain was great fun to be around - he kept the whole crew laughing between takes by showing off his break-dancing and robot dance moves," the Daily Mail quoted a source as saying.
"He even took the whole crew to his own Tracks and Records restaurant one night and treated them all to dinner.
"Sir Richard and Usain really hit it off.
"There was a lot of mutual respect for what they have both achieved," the source added.
The TV ad shows Bolt in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to impersonate Branson by taking over his office and donning his trademark blonde goatee, and features the athlete sitting in Branson's office and trying to persuade the public that he is the Virgin boss.
Despite wearing a Branson-esque blonde goatee beard, his efforts are interrupted when the real Branson appears and demands Bolt leaves.
The ad ends with Bolt pulling his famous 'To Di World' lightning pose and waggling his finger at the firm's web address. (ANI)
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