Source says, "This is a huge deal for them in monetary terms."

Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne are following in the footsteps of pop stars Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and fellow Brit David Beckham and will sell Pepsi.

The boys make up the band One Direction and a new report reveals the UK rising stars will become the new faces of Pepsi.

One Direction are hugely popular in the US and are set to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Thursday and will begin to promote the product to their young fans.

1D filmed the campaign at a New Orleans studio last weekend which will see them star alongside several leading American football stars.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “This is a huge deal for them in monetary terms — but even bigger for status as the coverage they’ll get from it is massive.

“They’re already stars across America, but this could catapult them to superstardom.”

“The boys were under strict instructions to stay quiet on this one and refrain from tweeting about their whereabouts.

“They flew to Tampa before boarding a private jet laid on by Pepsi to New Orleans where they met quarterback Drew Brees, who taught them the ropes on American football. Other football stars are in the ad too.”

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