20 Facts About Captain Beany

Captain Beany was born on Barry Kirk on 23 September 1954 and is a British eccentric and charity fundraiser in Sandfields, Port Talbot, South Wales.

Captain Beany began painting his face and bald head orange, donned a golden cape, pants, gloves and boots.

In 1986, Beany set a world record for the longest time sitting in a bath full of baked beans, which lasted over 100 hours.

In 2006, Captain Beany appeared on the BBC programme, Let Me Entertain You.

In September 2008, Captain Beany climbed Snowdon carrying baked beans in aid of cancer research.

When Selfridges sold a similarly named product, Captain Beany earned a percentage of the sales under a licensing agreement.

Captain Beany completed the Sports Relief Mile 2010 whilst pushing a tin of baked beans on his hands and knees.

Captain Beany planned to walk nearly 460 miles around the borders of Wales and England for the Cieran Jones Appeal whilst conveying a plate of baked beans on toast.

Captain Beany's planned 'BEANS ON TOAST-A-THON' was to take place in mid August 2010.

In 2018, Captain Beany appeared on a Christmas special of Blind Date as one of the choices.

In May 2024, Captain Beany auditioned for the seventeenth series of Britain's Got Talent where he sang an original song about baked beans and how he loved to eat them for every single meal of the day.

Captain Beany received four red buzzers and did not progress to the next round.

Captain Beany officially transformed his council flat into the Baked Bean Museum of Excellence, with British writer Danny Wallace presiding over the opening ceremony.

In 2023, Captain Beany closed his museum, due to renovations being done by the housing provider Tai Tarian.

Captain Beany has been a candidate in local and general elections throughout Wales.

Captain Beany stood as "Captain Beany of the Bean Party" in the 1991 Neath by-election, coming last with 262 votes.

Captain Beany then stood as the "Real Bean" candidate in Aberavon in 1992, again coming last with 707 votes.

Captain Beany contested Aberavon again in the 2010 general election, receiving 558 votes, placing seventh out of eight candidates, ahead of UKIP candidate Joe Callan.

In 2021, Captain Beany contested the Senedd election in Cardiff West, and gained 95 votes, placing ninth out of nine candidates, losing to the then first minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford.

Captain Beany announced he would not stand for any further elections.