A Stirling man is set to experience a taste of stardom by appearing in a new nationwide TV advert for Britain’s biggest bingo site, Tombola.

Brian Moffat (47) was shortlisted from hundreds of players around the country to make it through to the 2015 advert. Brian made his TV debut on Monday (24 August).

The advert focuses on a group of genuine players and chat moderators enjoying bingo on their smartphones, in a fun and friendly environment. Brian has been an avid member of Tombola for a long-serving eight years, and says appearing in the real-life adverts has been something he has dreamed of and aimed to achieve: “I applied to appear in the first round of player adverts back in 2013, and although I made it through to the casting session, I unfortunately didn’t make it through to the actual filming.

“When the adverts aired two years ago, I wished so much to be involved and was determined to try again.” Brian went on to explain his happiness after finally securing the 15 minutes of fame he has always wanted: “When I saw Tombola were doing a similar campaign for 2015, I applied again and was absolutely ecstatic when I heard I was successful this time. My family are so pleased - my two teenage daughters think it is ‘cool’ that their old dad will be appearing across TV screens.

“The advice they gave me before the filming was to get a spray tan and don’t pick my nose. The whole experience was unforgettable. After three exciting days of filming, I feel like a movie star.”