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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Jessop

Boots Christmas ad 2025 review: why does Puss in Boots have a west country accent?

Despite being a high street pharmacy, Boots does tend to veer into the whimsical and wonderful for its festive ads — which is possibly why its latest offering looks so much like a Shrek spinoff.

What says Christmas, one might argue, like Puss in Boots dressed in a Santa costume, hitting up the chemist for some perfumes? Well indeed — and so that’s exactly what we’re getting here.

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