Port Talbot’s Captain Beany on decades of living eccentrically

All this means while strolling along Aberavon prom – albeit in his garish orange get-up, he is centre of attention.

“Everyone knows him, he’s iconic,” said Ethan Price, 22, who stopped for a chat and referenced the bath of baked beans challenge, despite the fact this happened 16 years before he was born.

“I was looking at buying a car that colour,” laughed David Lewis, 78, while admiring Captain Beany’s garish suit.

“He raises a lot of money for good causes and that’s what it’s all about, it’s not about himself, it’s what he does for charities,” he said.