Male model who was Diet Coke hunk sues for £4.1m saying he suffered brain damage when he ran into colleague on Chanel beachwear shoot By Josh White Published: 09:12 BST, 16 August 2024 | Updated: 09:12 BST, 16 August 2024 e-mail A top male model is suing for £4.1m over claims he was brain damaged when he ran into a colleague during a Chanel beachwear shoot.
Andrew Cooper, 43, was filming an advert on the sands at Puglia, Italy , in 2020 for the Chanel group's Orlebar Brown luxury beachwear brand when he was hurt. Instructed to run down a dune to the beach, Mr Cooper collided with another model and was left concussed on the sand, he says. He claims the accident caused him a brain injury which has seriously hampered his career as a top-level model, social media influencer and actor.
Having found fame as the star of an iconic Diet Coke hunk advert in 2013, where he played a sexy gardener. Mr Cooper went on to work with top brands like Dunhill and Armani, and walked runways for Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Ralph Lauren. Seen here in his Diet Coke role, he says the accident caused him an injury which hurt his career Mr Cooper went on to work with top brands like Dunhill, Armani, Versace and Dolce & Gabbana He is suing Orlebar Brown Ltd for £4.
1m over the impact he says the accident had on him But he says he has since had to turn down some high-paying work due to the ongoing effects of the accident. At the High Court in London, he is now suing Orlebar Brown Ltd for £4.1m compen.