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Aggy Dadan (born 2 August year not known) is a Polish/British artist, food sculptor and celebrity chef. Aggy Dadan is the owner of ‘edible by Aggy’ and ‘Cotswolds Finest Cakes’. She won several awards including a host of gold medals in the food industry for her edible sculptures and a few business accolades. Dadan is a celebrity chef and sculptor working for and along side Hollywood and European A listers like Jason Momoa, Keith Lemon, Leigh Francis, Ben Miller, Kathryn Ryan, Jimmy Carr, Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen, Fred Sirieix, Holly Willoughby and Chris Moyley just to name a few.

Aggy Dadan developed many new and innovative techniques in food artistry and has taken part in many tv and radio shows and productions like ‘Extreme Chocolate Makers’, ‘Celebrity Juice’, ‘8 out of 10 cats does countdown’, Chris Moyles Show on Radio X, on the road and ‘Christmas Baking with Deadpool’ plus many more.

Dadan was born in Poland near Szczecin, then studied Chemistry in Wroclaw.

Career

When Dadan moved to the United Kingdom she had a variety of office jobs but after having her daughter she decided to be a stay at home mum. As she was always very fond of food and cooking and especially baking with her Babcia [polish for grandma] she decided to try her hand at baking again. Since then Aggy has become one of the UK’s top food sculptors. She has made many edible pieces and sculptures and some were even motorised with sound, she has worked all over the UK and baked in Europe.

In 2019 she landed a tv show ‘Extreme Chocolate Makers’ a documentary about chocolate making that has been aired all over the world.

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/17586162.cirencester-cake-sculptor-aggy-dadan-lands-tv-show/ ^ "Cirencester cake sculptor Aggy Dadan lands TV show". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 19 April 2019.]

[https://imdb.com/title/tt10228718 ^ “Extreme Chocolate Makers, Series 1, Episodes 5,6 & 10, Easter Special”. Channel 4. Firt aired April 2019]

[https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/lifestyle/interviews/item/7006-interview-a-day-without-cake-is-like-a-day-without-sunshine-aggy-dadan ^ “INTERVIEW - A day without cake is like a day without sunshine - Aggy Dadan”. The Dubrovnik Times. Retrieved 8 July 2019]

[https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-cakes-culture-on-uk-television-show-extreme-chocolate-makers ^ “Croatian cakes & culture on UK television show ‘Extreme Chocolate Makers„. Croatia Week. 4 May 2019]

[https://www.insider.com/jason-momoa-celebrated-birthday-with-a-whiskey-wedding-cake-2019-8 ^ “Jason Momoa celebrated his 40th birthday with a Guinness and whiskey cake that weighed 168 pounds”. Insider. 1 August 2019]

^ “Cotswolds Finest Cakes goes for gold”. Cotswold Life. 28 November 2014

[https://www.businessinsider.nl/jason-momoa-celebrated-birthday-with-a-whiskey-wedding-cake-2019-8 ^ “Jason Momoa celebrated his 40th birthday with a Guinness and whiskey cake that weighed 168 pounds”. Business Insider. 2 August 2019]

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/9867283.aggy-dadan-who-moved-to-cirencester-from-her-native-poland-eight-years-ago-started-cotswolds-finest-cakes-from-her-home-in-the-beeches-seven-months-ago ^ “Aggy Dadan, who moved to Cirencester from her native Poland eight years ago, started Cotswolds Finest Cakes from her home in The Beeches seven months ago”. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 12 August 2012]

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/10845575.cake-artist-aggy-dadan-of-cotswold-finest-cakes-wins-second-gold-award-of-the-year ^ “Cake artist Aggy Dadan of Cotswold Finest Cakes wins second Gold Award of the year“. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 30th November 2013]

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/10378972.cirencester-cake-wizard-aggy-dadan-of-cotswolds-finest-cakes-wins-acclaim-at-the-cake-international-show-with-harry-potter-creation ^ “Cirencester cake wizard Aggy Dadan of Cotswolds Finest Cakes wins acclaim at the Cake International Show with Harry Potter creation”. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 30 April 2013.]

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/16050931.cirencester-baker-creates-life-size-star-wars-replica-for-dj-chris-moyles/ ^ “Cirencester baker creates life-size Star Wars replica for DJ Chris Moyles”. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 27 February 2018.]

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/13872434.baking-extraordinaires-from-cirencester-create-2000-portion-cake-for-tv-show-celebrity-juice/ ^ “Baking-extraordinaires from Cirencester create 2,000-portion cake for TV show Celebrity Juice”. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 15 October 2015.]

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/17846200.cirencester-baker-creates-cake-game-thrones-star-jason-momoa ^ “Cirencester baker creates cake for Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa”. Wilts and Gloucestershire. 19 August 2019] /

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/15907456.sweet-toothed-charity-sculpture-from-cirencester-cake-maker-honours-first-dates-star-fred/ ^ “Sweet-toothed charity sculpture from Cirencester cake maker honours First Dates star Fred”. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 31 January 2018.]

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/11617497.cake-decorating-duo-from-cotswolds-finest-cakes-in-cirencester-take-home-double-award ^ “Cake-decorating duo from Cotswolds Finest Cakes in Cirencester take home double award”. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 22 November 2014. /]

[https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/11679792.cirencester-baking-queen-picks-up-award-for-the-muppet-christmas-carol-chocolate-sculpture ^ “Cirencester baking queen picks up award for The Muppet Christmas Carol chocolate sculpture”. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 22 December 2014. /]

[https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/10365137.cake-wizard-aggy-wins-gold-award-for-amazing-harry-potter-cake ^ “Cake wizard Aggy wins gold award for amazing Harry Potter cake”. Story’s News. 18 April 2013. /]