Hollywood’s Ben Affleck quietly takes shelf-stacking job at Tesco Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Residents of Lowestoft were left doing double-takes this week after spotting Hollywood A-lister Ben Affleck stacking tins of own-brand spaghetti hoops in the Tesco Extra on Leisure Way. Affleck, 53, who has starred in blockbuster films such as Argo, Batman v Superman, and the lesser-remembered Gigli, has reportedly taken up a part-time shelf-filling role after what insiders are calling a “temporary lull” in major movie opportunities.

Customers initially assumed the man in the navy Tesco fleece was simply a very tired lookalike. But doubts evaporated when the real Affleck was photographed behind the store, smoking a cigarette and staring into the abyss with the sort of expression last seen during his Sad Affleck interview days. One witness reported, “He looked like a man who’d just been asked where the gluten-free couscous is for the 14th time.”

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Tesco management have insisted they “treat all colleagues equally,” though staff claim there was a brief scramble when someone asked whether he could sign their Clubcard. A spokesperson confirmed that Affleck works the early morning shift “mainly on ambient goods, occasionally helping in the bakery when he’s feeling brave.”

Sources close to the actor say the move is part of a “personal reset,” allowing him to focus on “simple, grounding tasks” like aligning jars of own-brand mayonnaise and being berated by customers for the self-checkout machines’ refusal to scan bananas.

Locals, meanwhile, have embraced their new celebrity stock assistant. One regular shopper said, “It’s nice to see someone from Hollywood finally doing an honest day’s work. And he put my lasagna in a bag without squashing it, which is more than I can say for some.”

When asked whether he plans to return to movies, Affleck reportedly shrugged and said, “Maybe. Depends on what the rota looks like.”