Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is off to charm some meerkats… (Picture: PA)

There’s a new famous face in the Compare The Meerkat ad campaign – and it belongs to Nicole Kidman.

The Oscar-winning actress is taking over where Arnold Schwarzenegger left off, joining Aleksandr and Sergei in the ever-popular series of commercials for website Compare The Market.

And if these first pictures from the ad show, the pair will be taking a very different approach to their new co-star.

In fact they both seem quite smitten with Nicole when she shows up on their doorstep in the 40-second clip.

Nicole Kidman Compare The Meerkat
It’s love…(Picture: PA)

But it’s Aleksandr who’s left fuming as she takes Sergei on a date, using the 2 for 1 cinema tickets offered by Meerkat Movies.

“Arnold Schwarzenegger was always going to be a hard act to follow but having fellow Hollywood icon Nicole Kidman part of the latest TV ad has certainly exceeded our expectations,’ said Compare The Market marketing director Mark Vile.

‘We hope Sergei going on a date with Nicole will inspire others to take a friend or partner to the cinema this autumn with Meerkat Movies.’

You can see the ad for the first time on ITV on Sunday night – although we admit, as much as we’re looking forward to seeing Nicole, we will miss Arnie. Let’s just remind ourselves of his meerkat antics one more time:

Find out more about the ad campaign here.

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