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Sarah Ping

Viral Spud Bros wanted to make jacket potatoes ‘sexy again’ in 2024

Brothers Jacob (left) and Harley (right) Nelson, also known as Spud Bros (We Create Popular/PA) - (We Create Popular)

Viral TikTokers known as the Spud Bros vowed to make jacket potatoes “sexy again” as the food became a global phenomenon in 2024.

Brothers Jacob Nelson 29, and Harley Nelson, 22, from Preston in Lancashire, have earned millions of views on social media and attracted 3.3 million followers on TikTok after sharing videos of their daily life serving “British delicacy” jacket potatoes from their mobile shop, which they call their tram.

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