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An islander with a unique career will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest bubble net next month.
Professional Bubbleologist and owner of Guernsey Bubbles, Chloe Ferguson, said she started her career "accidentally" after providing entertainment at her son’s second birthday.
“I wanted to do something different for my son’s birthday and I remembered seeing 'Samsam the Bubble Man' performing a 'kid in a bubble' trick on Blue Peter when I was younger,” she said.
“I thought I would attempt doing my own version for my son’s birthday and the children absolutely loved it. I discovered a whole world of bubbles I had never seen before and decided to pursue it; it was a complete accident.”
Pictured: Mrs Ferguson anticipates her bubble net to measure "around 29 square metres".
A bubbleologist, or bubble artist, can create giant bubbles, bubble cubes, smoke bubbles and fire bubbles.
“Bubbles are an interesting subject and are heavily science based. They are a brilliant STEM subject [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] for children too,” said Mrs Ferguson.
“There is a lot more to bubbles than just popping them. Anyone can have a go at home and it's something I encourage for all ages. Bubbles are very therapeutic for adults and have been proven to be really good with people with special educational needs, Alzheimer’s and other additional needs.”
Pictured: Bubbleologist Chloe Ferguson.
Mrs Ferguson makes her own bubble nets: “I was scrolling through social media when I saw that the world record for biggest bubble net had been broken and I thought 'I could do that' and wanted to try,” she said.
“The application process took over six months and, in that time, someone else broke the record. The current record is 14.75 square metres. My net is over 25 square metres.”
Pictured: Mrs Ferguson said bubbles are an "interesting subject".
Mrs Ferguson’s bubble net will be measured by Marquis Surveys Limited in accordance with Guinness World Record guidelines.
“I made the net as long as my living room; I didn’t have a target size, I just kept going. My husband had to tell me to stop when it was getting too big,” said Mrs Ferguson.
“It is difficult to find time to practice for the record attempt because I have three children, but I have been using bubble nets on a weekly basis for a long time now. The important part will be how thick or thin to make the bubble mixture and I will be relying a lot on the weather. I am confident we will succeed, but it may take multiple attempts.”
Pictured: Mrs Ferguson first used bubbles as entertainment at her son's second birthday.
Mrs Ferguson continued: “I never dreamed that I would be in a position to attempt to break a world record; it always seemed completely unreachable.
“It would be very satisfying to achieve such an impressive accolade if I am successful.”
The public will be able to watch Mrs Ferguson’s record attempt from 10:00 on 7 May at the events field at Rocquaine (weather depending).
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