Following in the footsteps of Hobbits and the All Blacks, Bear Grylls is the latest celeb to take on Air New Zealand’s safety video.
The adventurer and survival expect, who came to global attention with the hit Man vs. Wild television series, filmed the safety video in a remote part of the Routeburn Track near Fiordland in New Zealand’s South Island late last year.
In the Bear Essentials of Safety, the famous adventurer and top selling author is assisted by renowned Kiwi entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste (also known as The Bug Man) and has to contend with a cast of native creatures, including a Kea, a Tuatara, native glow worms and the extinct flightless New Zealand bird – the Moa.
The safety video also features appearances from three Kiwi Scouts, who were in awe of the opportunity to work with Bear, who is Chief Scout to the UK Scout Association.
Bear Grylls says shooting an in-flight safety video in the wild was an inspired idea. “New Zealand is a country that I have always called my home away from home and I feel so proud to be involved with this campaign. We shot in a truly amazing setting with an amazing team – and that is always a privilege.”
The Bear Essentials of Safety is being shown on Air New Zealand flights from today 0r you can click here to see it: www.airnzsafety.com/bearessentials.
Learn more about Bear at www.beargrylls.com.
