Brian Damage
11-07-2011, 11:03 PM
Emmy winner Melissa McCarthy has been tapped to serve as the brand spokesperson for Procter & Gamble's Ivory soap.
The Mike & Molly star, who recently appeared in a cover story in The Hollywood Reporter magazine, also will host "Soap Dish," the brand's new online social community on Facebook, where she will interact with women and discuss everyday topics including motherhood, marriage and meatloaf, according to P&G. The community was created on the heels of a national "mom" survey commissioned by Ivory about various topics; results will be shared on "Soap Dish."
McCarthy's appointment is part of what the company is calling a "holistic reinvention" of the brand, which kicked off last month with the debut of new packaging and a new ad campaign.
"I grew up using Ivory, and that smell always reminds me of when I was a kid," McCarthy said. "As a working mom of two, I love anything that simplifies my life. So when one bar of soap can handle backyard dirt, spaghetti hands and the unidentified crusty bits under my girls' necks, I'm in."
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The Mike & Molly star, who recently appeared in a cover story in The Hollywood Reporter magazine, also will host "Soap Dish," the brand's new online social community on Facebook, where she will interact with women and discuss everyday topics including motherhood, marriage and meatloaf, according to P&G. The community was created on the heels of a national "mom" survey commissioned by Ivory about various topics; results will be shared on "Soap Dish."
McCarthy's appointment is part of what the company is calling a "holistic reinvention" of the brand, which kicked off last month with the debut of new packaging and a new ad campaign.
"I grew up using Ivory, and that smell always reminds me of when I was a kid," McCarthy said. "As a working mom of two, I love anything that simplifies my life. So when one bar of soap can handle backyard dirt, spaghetti hands and the unidentified crusty bits under my girls' necks, I'm in."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/melissa-mccarthy-mike-molly-bridesmaids-258370