Button turns cabbie

Posted on 05/03/2010

Jenson Button switched his McLaren for a black cab for an upcoming TV advert. His first passengers were boy band JLS, who he took to Sandwich in Kent as part of a promotion for crisps.

“It's not every day that you meet a Formula One world champion,” said Jonathan 'JB' Gill. “ It's nice to put a face to the name. We have seen him on TV and watched Formula One ourselves, so to meet him was fantastic.

“He gave us a couple of autographs and we gave him some too, so everyone was happy.”

Button took well to his new role. ''It's a very hectic day but it's fun. I'm not used to doing stuff like this so it's new to me in a way and something different for me,'' he said. ''It's a bit nerve-racking, as I'm not really an actor.''