“We rock up to festivals in the chocolate van and set up shop. I serve all sorts of chocolate things – ice-cream, milkshakes, hot chocolate, brownie fudge sundaes, frozen chocolate-dipped bananas...people always giggle at these because they look so rude.

“I bought my van from eBay. It’s a Leyland DAF, which the previous owner converted into an ice-cream van. It’s got freezers, a couple of fridges, an Italian hot-chocolate machine, a milkshake mixer and pink neon lighting. We have a little gazebo that we set up for bigger festivals. We get some very, very big queues. To keep everything fresh I hire a freezer van. I buy most of the ice-creams direct from the producers. I take the brownies with me – we have to do a huge bake before I go.

“People at festivals want comfort food. They’re up all night, they feel rough and they go for comfort every time. Also, people are there to play and have fun, not to worry if they are on a diet.

“People ask me why I’m not the size of a house. Chocolate is great, but it’s an everyday thing for me. I don’t crave it in the same way as my customers.”

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