A teenager with OCD has transformed his love of cleaning into washing cards for some big names, such as Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, and Love Island runner-ups Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury.
Zykiah Ditchett, 15, reportedly started showing a love of cleaning at a young age.
Then, two years ago aged 13, his "constant" cleaning of his home raised some concerns, leading to his diagnosis of OCD, reports the MEN.
In an attempt to get Zykiah out of the home, his family purchased him a car valeting set for Christmas.
He swiftly turned his present into an income by cleaning relatives cars for £5 per car.
The Worsely teen then decided to branch out by offering his services to his neighbours. His mother, Jo Ditchett, put a post in a local Facebook group explaining Zykiah’s love of cleaning cars.
She asked anyone who wanted their car cleaning to leave their vehicle outside the family home.
Within hours cars were lining the street of their family home awaiting a clean from Zykiah.
Jo, 45, said: “We had a queue of cars down the close and down the next street.
“Everyone jumped on and supported him. He did it that well they asked to come back.
“He was charging a fiver but everyone was giving him £10.”
A local businessman, seeing the popularity of Zykiah's services, offered the 15-year-old a permanent base to work from.
Jason owner of a local gin bar reached out to the family saying they were “really impressed” by his work.
They offered him a canopy outside the venue at weekends to clean local cars.
Fast-forward two years and Zykiah now runs his own website and social media accounts and has built up a reputable clientele.
Jo continued: “He cleans for some Love Island stars. It’s all from his social media.
“Anyone who has a high-performance car comes to him but he does all cars.
“And he’s all self-taught, he’s never done a course. He’s done it all online and designed his own flyers.
“A lot of young lads message him asking how he started and he says with a bucket and sponge.
“He had a bucket and sponge for the whole year before he knew how to use a valeting kit.
“He went on Instagram, YouTube, any channel he could to watch the process.”
Zykiah’s business, called Dirt2Clean Manchester, charges £10 for outside and winter washes, mini valets for £20, full valets for £30 and king valets for £50.
One day Zykiah hopes to open a valeting business in his name with branches across the UK.
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