Where to guv? Jenson Button turns cabbie for JLS

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The Formula 1 champ swapped the high-speed track today for a more leisurely spin through the streets as a cabbie.

New career path? Jenson Button tries his hand as a cabbie

Button was filming a role as a black cab driver for a new TV ad for Walkers "sandwich" crisps.

The stunt took him to the Kent town of Sandwich as he chauffeured the chart-topping boy band for the commercial which will air next week.

Button, 30, said he was "excited" to be taking a role in the ad which will be screened by ITV1 next Wednesday.

"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-wracking, as I'm not really an actor, but I'll give it a go."

The racing ace also said was thrilled about meeting JLS - Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Jonathan 'JB' Gill and Oritse Williams - who first found fame through The X Factor.

"It will be nice to hear them sing. My mum is a really big fan, so I'm going to try and get something signed for her," he added.

The double Brit winners admitted they were starstruck by Button.

Gill, 23, said: "It's not every day that you meet a Formula 1 world champion. It's nice to put a face to the name - we have seen him on TV and watched Formula 1 ourselves, so to meet him was fantastic.

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

JLS performed a mini-set of their famous hits, including chart-toppers Beat Again and Everybody In Love and new single One Shot, at Sandwich Technology school.

"It was a secret so we caused a bit of havoc and some flutter in Sandwich," Gill added.

:: Jenson Button and JLS star in the new Walkers Sandwich ad, which will premiere on ITV on Wednesday March 10. Log on to www.walkers.co.uk for more information.