A 56-year-old Pot Noodle addict has taken his love to festive heights. He's decorated his home for Christmas with more than just tinsel and baubles - it's adorned with his favourite Pot Noodle memorabilia, having wolfed down over 4,700 pots and collected £4,000 worth of related items.
Dean Pugh, a dad-of-three from Pershore, Worcestershire, has converted his living room into a Pot Noodle paradise, replete with a themed Christmas tree twinkling with special crackers, rare discontinued flavours, and an angel not typically seen on nativity scenes – the 90s mascot Ned The Noodle.
Unlike others who might dine on turkey and trimmings, Dean will be indulging in a 'Christmas Dinner' flavour Pot Noodle on the big day and is eagerly awaiting a hamper full of them as a gift. His lounge isn't just festive; it's a shrine to the snack complete with vending machines, retro advertising and a Chicken Korma pot signed by Caprice from the 90s.
READ MORE: Aldi to enforce 'two per person' rule for customers from December 27. Of his unique holiday decor, Dean says, "I just thought it would be a bit of fun although the wife doesn't quite agree." He adds, "I've spent years building up this collection and have become known across the world as the Pot Noodle King, so I thought I should show it off at Christmas too.".
And to those who default to the same decorations yearly, he suggests, "People always have the same old decorations up each year so I thought I'd do something a bit different. I think it looks fantastic but the wife thinks I'm nuts. She's just learnt to tolerate it but my daughter loves it.
