Free Burgers with Burger King Gold Card - or not.

In a recent London Times interview, House star Hugh Laurie mentioned one perk of his celebrity status was his Burger King gold card, granting him a limitless supply of free burgers.

The kicker? Laurie didn’t even own one! His mention of the card, however, has gotten Burger King Burger King a lot more attention than expected, and soon he’ll be joining the other 11 celebrities who are BK Crown cardholders, which include Jay Leno, Jennifer Hudson, and George Lucas.

The Times:

“Those with a Burger King Gold Card are the new Bilderberg Group; the new illuminati This is the pinnacle.”

Leno said:

I pull into a Burger King a few days ago and thought I’d try out my new Burger King credit card. I order my food and the guy says: “That’s $11.” I say: “Fine, here you go,” and hand him the card. He was not impressed that I was on The Tonight Show or even that I was driving a Porsche Carrera GT.

It’s crazy. Jay Leno is driving his Porsche to Burger King and has the nerve to flash a minimum wage-earning guy his special card, so he won’t have to fork over 11 bucks?

I think you ask the people who work in Burger King or you can find them in stores where they sell gift cards.

“Sir, we will honour the coupons. This time.”

I love Burger King. I hold them entirely responsible for my pregnancy weight gain, despite the fact that I was the one shoveling it into my mouth at the time.

The card was originally made available to the public back in 2006, but in reality is no more than a glorified gift card; only the famous people get the gold card perk.