EIGHTIES pop heart-throb Rick Astley is starring in Sainsbury’s Christmas advert.
The 57 year old singer shot scenes last week for the Christmas TV campaign.
Rick secretly shot scenes for the Christmas advert in this week[/caption]
The top secret shoot took place at one of the supermarket chain’s flagship stores in Bromley, South East London.
It comes after Central Recorder revealed that Canadian crooner Michael Buble, 48, is appearing as a checkout till worker in Asda’s Christmas TV ad.
A source said: “It’s going to be a battle of the Christmas ad crooners.
“Rick is a huge name and has a massive fan base. Bosses are chuffed to have booked him.”
Last year Sainsbury’s festive ad featured This Morning’s Alison Hammond as a medieval countess who did not like Christmas pudding.
The festive advertisements will be released by supermarkets at the start of November.
A Sainsbury’s spokeswoman said: “We’re never gonna give up the secrets of our Christmas ad this early.”
The British chart-topper Never Gonna give you up topped for five consecutive weeks the charts in 1987.
Rick had 13 Top 30 hits globally before “retiring” in 1993.
But he returned in 2000 — and performed at Glastonbury this year.