Jonathan Bennett in a Carnival ad.Photo:carnival/Instagram
carnival/Instagram
Jonathan Bennettis switching gears from “Mr. Christmas” to Mr. Carnival, with a delightfully campy recreation ofKathie Lee Gifford’s “iconic” 1984 commercial for the cruise line.
On Thursday, Jan. 2, theMean Girlsstar and Carnival Cruise brand ambassador, 43, took to social media, posting a video featuring his shot-for-shot remake alongside Gifford’s original ad, and the two clips sync up pretty much perfectly, right down to Bennett’s Gifford-inspired wardrobe.
“My tribute to the most iconic commercial of all time,” Bennett captioned the video onTikTok. “Kathie Lee you are a legend!”
“So fun to relive those musical memories of 20 years of working for Carnival Cruise Lines and making their iconic commercials,” she wrote in the Jan. 2 post. “I suppose imitation is the best form of flattery, so thank you @jonathandbennett. Although, I do look a whole lot better than you do in a bikini!”
As theTodayshownotes, Gifford, now 71, worked with Carnival from 1984 to 2004, and even revealed during her final appearance as a host of the program in 2015 that her son Cody was conceived on one of the company’s ships.
Kathie Lee Gifford in 2015.Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Line
Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Line
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“I still know every word to all of them,” he added, “and getting to recreate them was an honor. You will always be the best to ever do it, but it was FUN getting to play!”
source: people.com
