Maidenhead woman's voice is behind Hold My Hand Jet2 advert

Voice actor Zoë Lister, 43, who is from Maidenhead, is best known for giving her dulcet tones to the holiday company, explaining what deals they have on.

The commercial is then played with Glynn’s 2015 number one hit, ‘Hold My Hand’ being aired in the background.

The woman behind the voice of the Jet2 advert says Jess Glynne has become the soundtrack to her life (Image: Zoe Lister / SWNS) The tune has been part of the holiday company’s marketing ploy for the last decade, with the song being synonymous with Jet2.

Zoë, who is a mum of two, said she first heard about the role through her voiceover agent in 2019.

At the time, Jet2 was sponsoring Love Island and needed someone for the sponsorship bumpers.

After getting the gig, she has said the job ‘was one of the easiest she’s ever landed.’

She said: “The wonderful thing about a lot of voiceovers is there's no audition.

Zoë Lister (centre) has been the voice of Jet2 since 2019 (Image: Zoe Lister / SWNS)  “They listen to your voice reel and they're like 'that's the sound we want'. It felt like a gift of a job.

“Then it just sort of escalated. They said they want you for the campaigns as well. And I was like, great.

“Now it's just been ticking over every year since then, which has been marvellous.”

Zoë records the adverts remotely, usually from a studio in Maidenhead or London.

She’s given various scripts to read while Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne, the track used in the ads, plays.

She continued: “I do like saying ‘package holidays you can trust’.

“I say it almost every day of my life.”

“Jess Glynne has sort of become the soundtrack to my life.

“I hear it so often and it’s ebbed and flowed with me. I’m in a real Jess Glynne zone at the moment.

"She’s great, and I think part of the appeal of the voiceover is that track as well, it just sort of works well.  It’s a good blend.”

Her voice now plays everywhere from TV and radio to onboard flights and airports, but despite being the voice of the airline, Zoë doesn’t get any perks such as free flights or holidays.

However, she is kept busy recording countless versions of her holiday jingles for different destinations, airports and platforms.

She said: “We’ve been on Jet2 flights and one time I was with my family and my husband was like, ‘Oh it’s mummy, it’s mummy.

“I was just like ‘shush, shut up!’ I felt like oh my god, cringe. But now I think I’d just lean into it and be like ‘Oh hi guys, I’m the annoying voice on the plane.’”