England’s ‘strongest man’ has displayed his supreme strength by rolling up a cast iron frying pan in just seconds.  

Patrick ‘Paddy’  Haynes, 26,  from Oxfordshire, won the title Ultimate Strongman in England’s Strongest Man competition in Warrington, Cheshire last September. 

Paddy, who describes himself as ‘just a young lad from Banbury with a crazy dream’, documents his weightlifting progress on his Instagram account @paddystrongman, where he completes ‘speedy deadlifts’ of 340kg. 

The fitness fanatic appeared on BBC Radio Oxford on Monday, where he showed off just how powerful his muscles can be by rolling up a frying pan ‘like a taco’. 

First, presenter Adam Ball tested whether the pan was legitimate by banging it on the table, concluding: ‘That is the sound of cast iron there.’

Patrick Haynes from Oxfordshire is Britain’s ‘strongest man’ and can roll up a cast iron frying pan in seconds

Paddy was confident in his ability to conquer the pan from the outset, saying: ‘It will look something like a taco by the time I’ve finished with it.’

After a countdown, Paddy then began work on the pan, folding it completely in half within seconds, before rolling it up like a newspaper. 

Looking on at a victorious Paddy, Adam was left astonished by the feat, exclaiming: ‘It’s done! We now have a rolled up frying pan that took less than five seconds. Wow!’

He made light work of the task, leaving BBC Radio Oxford presenter Adam Ball astounded

Paddy won the title Ultimate Strongman in front of around 3,000 people in Warrington last September, beating Andrew Flynn and Paul Smith, the favourite and four-time champion.

The competition sees participants compete in five events, including an 186kg shield carry in, in which Haynes set a new UK record. 

It also consists of a 400kg yoke walk and 320kg deadlift repetition. 

Paddy, who describes himself as ‘just a young lad from Banbury with a crazy dream’, documents his weightlifting progress on his Instagram account @paddystrongman

He spoke to the Banbury Guardian previously about his victory: ‘Waiting for the results to be announced was probably the longest minute of my life, and when they did, I just ran around, absolutely buzzing!

‘It feels amazing; years of hard work have led up to it, so to all come together on a day like that was incredible.’

Originally a long-distance runner, Paddy became interested in strength training at university and now trains three hours a day for five days of the week at a purpose-built strongman gym.