Jack Whitehall Had His Nando’s Black Card Taken Off Him Because He ‘Abused It’

Aside from being super famous, no one knows how exactly you become eligible for a Nando’s Black Card AKA Nando’s High Five Card.

David Beckham, Ed Sheeran, Ricky Gervais and even Oprah Winfrey are all privileged holders of the card which grants the owner unlimited free Nando’s for them and five friends at any Nando’s restaurant any time you want it. Seems a bit wasted on all these LA celebrities, but whatever.

One person who definitely made the most of his Nando’s Black Card was Jack Whitehall, who was gifted the card after he mentioned the restaurant in a 2014 interview with Time Out, noting he’s a ‘big fan’. In the interview, he’d said:

“Did you see the thing with the Manchester United footballer Adnan Januzaj? There was a kiss-and-tell story and she was complaining that he had taken her to Nando’s, which I thought was grossly unfair.

Just because he’s a millionaire footballer doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy piri-piri chicken. Good on the young lad!”

Nice bit of publicity for Nando’s who rewarded the comedian in kind. Except, he immediately started going to Nando’s ‘every day for six months’ and eating for free, and would also take all his buddies with him. In the end, Nando’s had no choice but to revoke his Black Card.

Jack told Manchester’s Finest:

“You could get four complimentary meals on it and I’d take all my mates daily.

And then I became the first person that they took the Nando’s black card back off because I’d abused it.

It wasn’t within the spirit of the offer.”

So if using your Nando’s Black Card to eat Nando’s every single day isn’t ‘within the spirit of the offer’, then what are the rules exactly? Well apparently you can take up five friends to a Nando’s restaurant three times a week, with everyone entitled to one starter, one combo meal, one dessert and one soft drink (no alcohol). Not sure if Whitehall was aware of this at the time and just showed a blatant disregard for the rules, but he completely took the p*ss as far Nando’s HQ was concerned.

Seeing as we now know not to make the same mistake, how do you apply for a Nando’s Black Card? Well, according to Nando’s, you don’t:

“We can tell you for certain is that no-one who’s requested a card, no matter how politely, has ever received one. Asking for one is simply the biggest taboo – a definite no no.”

Bummer. Seems the only way is to become rich and famous and big them up in an interview somewhere. Good luck with that.