A Premier League footballer has admitted that a bite of chicken produced by his club owners left him feeling distinctly queasy. Blackburn Rovers' Michel Salgado had to eat the spicy drumstick while filming a TV ad plugging Venky's chicken. The former Real Madrid and Spain defender plucked up the courage to take part in the advertisement, which also stars Ewood Park teammates David Dunn, Jason Roberts and Ryan Nelsen. Spain international Michel Salgado bites into a spicy chicken drumstick in the Indian TV ad for Blackburn owners Venky's. The experience left his stomach 'in knots' But Salgado revealed that he had to pretend to like it for the promotion which has become an online hit on YouTube. In the ad - which was made for TV in India - the players peck away at what appears to be a tasty treat but Salgado, 35, once described as the hardest player in the world, was spitting feathers. Jason Roberts distracts David Dunn as Morten Gamst Pedersen snatches one of his drumsticks Midfielder David Dunn appears to be savouring filming work the TV advert for curried chicken The Blackburn players pause for a moment of meditation before heading out to the pitch He told Four Four Two magazine: 'When we found out that Blackburn's owners wanted 10 of us to do an advert for Venky's we didn't really know what to think. 'I had to pretend to love it but the truth is, one bite and my stomach was in knots! Michel Salgado in action for Blackburn Rovers 'Over the years I've done lots of endorsements and adverts. If it's on behalf of the club you can't say no - contracts usually stipulate that you have to be available. 'And although it might look a bizarre advert from an English or Spanish point of view, it was for the Indian market, which means taking a different approach. 'I think it turned out as they wanted and I'm just glad I didn't have to sing. 'When you do adverts the most striking thing is the sheer amount of time that you have to give over. 'You can be there all day filming scene after scene and it all gets whittled down to one 30-second advert. 'It makes you think, blimey, it must be madness to be a proper actor. We spent six or seven hours on 30 seconds, they have to produce a two-hour film. ''A director changing things, the light getting altered, the sound needing to be changed and shots being redone from another angle are all normal - when you throw in players trying to wind each other up during takes, with a big plate of chicken for company, it can go on forever. 'We had to wait ages for them to prepare the food while the acting skills were bad and the jokes even worse. You try to put each other off and ruin takes and you're rolling about. 'I think I came off worst. I'm not a big fan of spices and sauces. Curry is not something that the Spanish are used to. 'It was worth it. Everyone's talking about it so it worked. After all, you know what they say - there's no such thing as bad publicity.'
Here is said advert for those who haven't saw it. [NSFW][video=youtube;IYwf2SBWa5o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYwf2SBWa5o[/video][/NSFW]
