Marmite ad to show same-sex kiss

A TV advert for Marmite is to feature the first ever same-sex kiss shown in a commercial.

The risqué campaign shows a lifeguard being forced to smooch a man he has just given the kiss of life to.

Viewers will see the lifesaver munching on a Marmite sandwich when he spots a drowning man in the water.

As he gives the kiss of life, the man pulls the lifeguard's head towards him and begins to kiss him back.

But the makers of the spread say they are not deliberately trying to court controversy.

A Marmite spokeswoman said: "When people look at the advert they will realise there is nothing which could cause offence."