{"id":2502961,"date":"2026-07-15T12:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2502961"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:30:03","slug":"eric-winters-throwback-instagram-has-rookie-fans-doing-a-double-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/eric-winters-throwback-instagram-has-rookie-fans-doing-a-double-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Winter&#8217;s Throwback Instagram Has &#8216;Rookie&#8217; Fans Doing a Double Take"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd2\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" data-fp-collapsible-section=\"true\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" data-fp-collapsible-section-header=\"true\" class=\"css-dyle7y e1q3dcg5\"><button aria-label=\"Hide Key Points section\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header-button\" class=\"css-rgwsqu e1q3dcg4\"><\/p>\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-1kwqn25 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" data-fp-collapsible-section-body=\"true\" class=\"css-1bo2quf e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd1\">\n<div>\n<p>Actor Eric Winter currently stars as Tim Bradford on <em>The Rookie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Eric surprised fans with a throwback video that showed him in a perfume commercial with Britney Spears.<\/p>\n<p>Before making it big in acting, Eric modeled for various brands and campaigns in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><keypoints-embed isaigenerated=\"false\" isapproved=\"false\" data-embed=\"1\" data-node-id=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">As one of the stars of <em data-node-id=\"1.1\">The Rookie<\/em>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a70328553\/the-rookie-cast-eric-winter-tim-bradford-palm-republic-interview\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a70328553\/the-rookie-cast-eric-winter-tim-bradford-palm-republic-interview\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Eric Winter\" data-node-id=\"1.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.3.0\">Eric Winter<\/strong><\/a> has become known to fans for his portrayal of Tim Bradford. But before making it in Hollywood, he worked as a model. As he revealed in a throwback Instagram clip, he even appeared in the commercial for the launch of <strong data-node-id=\"1.5\">Britney Spears&#8217;<\/strong> <strong data-node-id=\"1.7\">Curious<\/strong> fragrance back in September 2004.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cWow \u2026 came across this and had to throw it back,\u201d he wrote on July 9, alongside a clip of the ad. \u201cWho remembers?! #doyoudare #curious @britneyspears and directed by the man @davemeyers!\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_the_latest_on_eric_winter\" class=\"css-1x3u3mj e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-17-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-17-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get the Latest on Eric Winter<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Understandably, fans were shocked.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cThis is soooooo iconic \ud83d\udc99\u2728,\u201d one person wrote in the comments. \u201cYasssssss I&#8217;m old enough to actually remember this on TV \ud83d\ude02 can\u2019t believe it was you \ud83d\udd25,\u201d another reminisced. \u201cThe throwback we didn\u2019t know we needed today. Iconic behavior,\u201d a different follower added.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">At the time Eric appeared in the commercial, he was portraying Rex Brady on the daytime soap opera <em data-node-id=\"9.1\">Days of Our Lives<\/em>. He also modeled for several national campaigns, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVqFGJ4jWie\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVqFGJ4jWie\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"including one\" data-node-id=\"9.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">including one<\/a> for Tommy Hilfiger.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">While the actor has since appeared on <em data-node-id=\"10.1\">The Rookie, Wildfire<\/em>, and other projects, he\u2019s never forgotten where he came from.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cOk I jumped on this trend and now I feel old \u2026 #90s #throwback #bradford \ud83d\ude02,\u201d he wrote in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV9TO4CEsgn\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV9TO4CEsgn\/?hl=en\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"a separate Instagram post\" data-node-id=\"11.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">a separate Instagram post<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Iconic!<\/p>\n<div data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-21\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_more_from_'the_rookie'\" class=\"css-1x3u3mj e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-21-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-21-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get More from &#8216;The Rookie&#8217;<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.goodhousekeeping.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Actor Eric Winter currently stars as Tim Bradford on The Rookie. Eric surprised fans with a throwback video that showed him in a perfume commercial with Britney Spears. Before making it big in acting, Eric modeled for various brands and campaigns in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 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