The PG Ideas Monkey is “positive” he and finest pal Al will “share a brew collectively once more in the future”.
The knitted mascot of the teabag model spent years doing adverts together with his finest good friend, performed by former ‘Benidorm’ actor Johnny Vegas, however now his spouse Alice, performed by ‘The Inbetweeners’ star Emily Atack, has just lately burst onto screens with him in PG Ideas’ new advert marketing campaign, ‘At Dwelling with Monkey’.
Although it’s “all the time arduous” for a finest good friend when “romance will get in the best way”, Al needs the completely happy couple the most effective with their future TV work.
Talking solely to BANG Showbiz, Monkey mentioned: “Mrs. M is the brand new Al in my life, however the previous Al, he’s nonetheless in contact. He was our greatest man [at our wedding].
“He’s been totally encouraging of the entire thing. He needs us nicely – and I’m positive we’ll share a brew collectively once more in the future, whether or not the cameras are on or not.”
Requested if Al is jealous of Monkey and Mrs. M’s partnership on TV now, Monkey admitted: “Nicely, pay attention, it’s all the time arduous is not it for a finest good friend when the romance will get in the best way, however it doesn’t should get in the best way, as I say.
“And the rumours of an argument at our wedding ceremony have been tremendously exaggerated!”
Monkey and Mrs. M met on a celeb dance present that “wasn’t televised” and was hosted by ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ presenter Tess Daly.
Monkey fell “head-over-heels” for his lover when she danced the Cha Cha.
And the completely happy couple – who’ve invited cameras into their house to doc the fictional couple’s life with their two kids, Earl and Chai, for the fly-on-the-wall actuality show-styled advert – “eloped” in 2020, however the pair “solely obtained so far as Bedford” earlier than they “grew to become parched”.
Monkey and Mrs. M stopped off at “Toddington [M1 service station just north of Luton and Dunstable]” for a cuppa and to say “I do”.
Talking about his spouse, Monkey gushed: “She’s the complete bundle, if I could say. She’s courageous, she’s magnificence, she’s obtained an absolute sixth sense for when the kettle wants placing on and our relationship, it’s sturdy and comforting like a cup of tea, and it is usually a bit steamy.
“Lots of people mentioned it wouldn’t work. They mentioned it couldn’t work. Our households, although, have been supportive all through and now much more excited that we’ve welcomed a brand new technology of little monkeys.”
Monkey – who took a break from the showbiz world in 2017 as a result of the extent of fame was “getting a bit a lot at factors” – mentioned it’s “very thrilling” to make a TV comeback and hopes “the youth” will “embrace” Monkey “as a lot because the older technology of followers”.
The PG Ideas mascot – voiced by comic Ivo Graham – mentioned: “It’s very thrilling. It’s a brand new panorama now, the small display the large display. However, clearly, the smaller screens, may this be the primary time that Monkey seems on TikTok – turning TikTok into TeaTok?
“There are such a lot of totally different platforms for our adventures to look on now, and we hope that the youth will embrace the Monkey as a lot because the older generations of followers, who I’m positive shall be delighted to see me again on our screens.”
The PG Ideas Monkey is again and dwelling life one tea at a time.
