Wisbech woman startled by gigantic potato discovery now bringing smiles to community

A Wisbech woman has been making people smile after posting images of herself and a ‘gigantic’ potato discovered in a sack of spuds bought in Walsoken.

Thirty-year-old Jessie Lynn found the massive tattie as she set about making tea. The giant potato is a massive 8.5 inches long and weighs an impressive 2lbs.

The support worker has nicknamed the potato ‘Paddy’ and says she is unsure what to do with the giant tuber - although she could probably create some really chunky chips.

She said: “Some people have said this is the best thing to come out of 2020. The intention was to bring some good, light-hearted news.”

Her potato has smashed the internet going viral after it was featured in national tabloids.

She said: “Some people have said this is the best thing to come out of 2020. The intention was to bring some good, light-hearted news.

"I was most definitely shocked when I saw it. It's by far the biggest one I have ever seen. My grandad and me are quite enjoying having it in the home, it's like finding a golden nugget.

"I think he [grandad] is more amused than anything by the response it has had. It's cheering people up."

She added that she does not want the potato to go to waste so she will be making chips within the next couple of days.

"They will surely be the biggest chips ever made," she joked.

The Wisbech resident has approached media celebrity Gemma Collins to ask if it could appear on her show. Posting on social media, Jessie also asked if the The Only Way Is Essex star would adopt Paddy in order to "give him a better life than I can"!

Jessie added she has always made an effort to purchase fruit and vegetables from independent stores to support local business.