Staffordshire's 'Spudman' set to welcome singing star at his potato van

The TikTok star, whose real name is Ben Newman, announced to his fans on social media that Teddy Swims will be joining him at his 'spudwagon' in Tamworth town centre today (Tuesday, March 4).

He said the American singer-songwriter, known for his hits such as 'Control', would be chatting to customers and serving potatoes.

Teddy Swims is set to perform at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham this evening.

Potato-seller Ben, or 'Spudman' as he is better known, spoke of his nerves ahead of meeting the singer.

Speaking to fans in a video posted to Facebook, he said: "Oh my days. I am nervous. I am actually really nervous I'm meeting Teddy Swims today - It's going to be a good day.

"He is coming to us, 12.30pm he is going to be on the wagon. 12.30pm to 1.30pm it is a meet and greet. He is not performing.

"He is just serving some potatoes, making some videos, chatting to you lot, meet and greet kind of thing for an hour.

"And then we get to go to his gig in the evening and hopefully do some stuff with him in the evening as well.

"It is going to be a long day and you are all invited along for the ride. It's going to be fun people - so nervous."

'Spudman', who has a TikTok following of four million people, recently lost his pitch at St Editha's Square due to plans by Tamworth Borough Council to plant flower beds there.

The local authority later U-turned on the decision and the street vendor was able to keep his location on the square following a petition which attracted more than 60,000 signatures in just three days.

The potato van shot to fame on TikTok last year and has continuously proven popular since, with customers having been known to queue for hours to get their hands on one of the spuds.