Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Wales Online
Wales Online
Sport
Anthony Woolford

Rhodri Giggs' cheeky response after his Paddy Power advert is banned

Rhodri Giggs has given a tongue-in-cheek response after the Advertising Standards Agency banned his "Loyalty Is Dead" Paddy Power betting advert.

The ruling saw the ad, featuring the brother of Wales manager Ryan Giggs, banned for suggesting gambling could help achieve financial security and boost self-esteem.

Five viewers complained that scenes of Rhodri Giggs asking for champagne and driving a sports car glamorised gambling and suggested it was a way of achieving a good standard of living.

The ASA noted that the ad's closing sequence featured Rhodri Giggs saying: "Loyalty gets you nowhere, live for rewards instead," a reference to his brother Ryan's eight-year affair with his ex-wife.

The ASA said: "We considered that created the impression that Rhodri was no longer defined by the alleged affair and that he had moved past his 'loyalty' and was now reaping the rewards, both financially and in terms of his own self-image.

Being Rhodri Giggs: My life after what happened and why I'll always support Wales despite Ryan  

"The ad implied viewers should follow his example, and that their route to doing so was joining Paddy Power's Rewards Club.

"For that reason, we considered the ad implied gambling was a way to achieve financial security and improved self-image, and we concluded the ad was irresponsible."

And today, Rhodri responded to the ruling with a tongue-in-cheek video.

He tells the camera: "So I've just come from a meeting where I've just been told that the Paddy Power advert that I did has been banned.

"I don't know who the hell would want to ban it... do you?"

Rhodri Giggs blasts family for 'not being happy' about advert poking fun at Ryan  

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.