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Ramazani Mwamba & Nia Dalton

'I failed my GCSEs - now my custom trainers sell for £10k to Stormzy and Ed Sheeran'

Marcus Rashford, Ed Sheeran and Ariane Grande are just some of the high-profile celebs walking around with a pair of Matthew Burgess' custom trainers on their feet.

The young entrepreneur got into customising trainers at 17 years old, while he was at college in Manchester, and charged £25 for his first pair of sneakers to a classmate.

Last year, a pair that his company, MattB Customs, customised sold for £10,000 at auction, and he's collaborated with the likes of Stella McCartney, Google and Netflix.

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