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Gary Lineker has been benched from Walkers Crisps\u2019 new TV ad campaign.<\/p>\n

The England footballer turned Match Of The Day host has been the face of the popular brand for 29 years, starring in more than 150 adverts. The new promo features the company\u2019s spud growers lovingly cultivating their crop \u2013 but no Gary.<\/p>\n

Fans loved the dramatic ad, set to Frankie Goes To Hollywood\u2019s 1984 hit The Power Of Love, but noted Gaz\u2019s absence. One tweeted: \u201cSaw a @walkers_crisps advert with no former footballer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A second questioned: "Lineker lost his Walkers contract?" While a third gleefully posted: "Ha ha I can now eat Walkers crisps again, no troll Lineker in the new advert."<\/p>\n

But they spoke too soon, as Gary, 62, will return, the Daily Star<\/b> can reveal. He signed a \u00a31.2million three-year deal in 2020 which saw him appear in fewer adverts and adopt an ambassadorial role, which included taking part in grassroots campaigns and tackling the company's plastic consumption.<\/p>\n

What's your favourite Walkers flavour? Let us know in the comments section.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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His reps said his deal is \u201cin the process of being extended\u201d. Parent company PepsiCo, who bought the Walkers brand in 1999, has not responded to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Speaking about how the partnership first came about, Lineker previously told LeicestershireLive: "It all started when I was coming back from playing in Japan in 1994.<\/p>\n

"It was supposed to be just a one-off collaboration but it was very well received. Then they offered me a deal, a three-year deal, a five-year deal and it has rolled on from there really and here I am still."<\/p>\n

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