Sorry ladies, he's taken! New Diet Coke hunk Andrew Cooper reveals his wife loves steamy ad so much that 'it's on replay a lot'

The steamy new Diet Coke commercial, launched yesterday, is making women worldwide swoon thanks to model Andrew Cooper's blue eyes, toned abs and chiselled features.
But alas, the 32-year-old, who is seen stripping off his shirt after being soaked with a can of the fizzy drink - much to the delight of a watching group of women, has revealed that it is his wife who is his biggest fan.
The British model told GMA this morning: 'She loves it. It's been on replay a lot. I travel a lot so it's her way of having me at home when I'm away.'
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Smouldering: Andrew Cooper plays a hunky gardener in the new Diet Coke break ad

 

 

 

Thanks Diet Coke! British model and former singer Andrew Cooper stars in the 2013 ad

Toned: In the ad, hunky Cooper is forced to strip off after being doused with Diet Coke

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Set to the Etta James track, 'I Just Want To Make Love To You', used in all the Diet Coke break adverts so far, the steamy new skit was shot on location in South Africa.

 

On being chosen to star in the ad, Cooper said: 'I'm just a lucky guy … right place, right time. I'm just happy to be a part of it.'

Happily married: Andrew Cooper may be the Diet Coke hunk, but he's also husband to Jane Cooper, and father of two

The six-foot-one-inch model has starred in campaigns for Giorgio Armani, L'Oreal (with supermodel Claudia Schiffer), Louis Vuitton and most recently, Bally.
He lives with his wife, Jane, and two children in a farm house in Cheshire near Manchester; moving back from London after their daughter, Taylor, was born two years ago, he told Cover Men magazine.
The couple own a pet store called The Mutz Nutz, a store that is 'at the heart of the community and aims to work with the various local charities in re-homing unwanted animals,' says its website.
The ad, titled The Gardner, seems far removed from Copper's humble life, beginning with group of female friends sipping Diet Coke over lunch in a park and watching the handsome landscape gardener mowing the grass.
One of the girls has an idea and sets a Diet Coke can rolling down the hill - timing it perfectly so its path intercepts Cooper.
He picks it up and opens it, only to be soaked by a jet of Diet Coke, and smiling, removes his T-shirt before returning to his mowing.
The Mancunian model added: 'Everyone remembers the Diet Coke Man advertisements.

 

Dog lovers: Wife Jane Cooper (pictured), who owns the pet store Mutz Nutz with Andrew, says they have great 'passion for our own pets - three very large American Bulldogs and a rather special white moggie'

'They have been cultural milestones and I’m absolutely thrilled to have been chosen to play the part in 2013 - especially in such an exciting year for the brand.'
The new ad, which launched yesterday to celebrate Diet Coke's 30th birthday, will also see Robert Merrill, the handsome star of the 1998 ad, make a triumphant return to the small screen.
Cooper, who has shot to fame overnight and has been looking to get into acting, said: 'The reaction's been great. It's only been out a while, but there's definitely been a lot of hype towards it. It's been a great thing.'
First aired in 1994, the original Diet Coke break starred Lucky Vanous as a hunky construction worker who kept a group of admiring women in an office glued to their window every day at 11.30am when he paused for a can of Diet Coke.

 

 

What's this? In his role as the gardener, Cooper picks up a can of Diet Coke rolled down the hill towards him

 

Oops! He opens it only to be sprayed with frothed up fizz. Next up: the good bit...

 

Topless: Soaking wet, the hunk is forced to remove his shirt revealing a perfect six pack in the process

 

That's more like it! The watching women (and womankind everywhere) react with delight

 

The innovative campaign became a cultural phenomenon, and evolved with fresh incarnations in 1997 and 2007.
Merrill, who now stars in 90210, CSI and Californication, says: 'I still do have a love affair with Diet Coke. She's been good to me for all these years.'
'Women got excited when they saw the Diet Coke Hunk commercials.'
'Being objectified by women is a pretty good feeling if you ask me, and I felt like a rock star. Life is short and the commercial was harmless.'