Rupert Grint from Harry Potter superstar to selling ice creams
Harry Potter superstar Rupert Grint may be worth $37 million, but his first ambitions were to be an ice cream man, which is why he bought a Mr. Whippy ice cream truck with his first big paycheck.
Many celebrities like to spend their hard earned millions on lots of crazy things … big houses, fancy jewelry, extravagant cars … Hell, Justin Bieber got a $100k car for his 18th birthday. But Harry Potter star Rupert Grint decided to spend part of his dough on a much more fun vehicle. Apparently, it was always a dream of Grint‘s to own his own ice cream truck … so now that he can afford it, that is exactly what he bought for himself.
"My first ambition was to become an ice-cream man, which is why I bought the Bedford van. Not long after I first got it, I pulled into a pub to do a U-turn and there were eight kids with their pocket money out, hoping to buy a 99 or whatever. But I had nothing to give them. I’ve learnt my lesson since then. I keep my van well stocked. It’s got a proper machine that dispenses Mr Whippy ice cream and I buy my lollies wholesale – 50 for a tenner – so I never run short. I’m not allowed to sell my merchandise. I’d need a licence for that."
Rupert also dished on getting a kick about kids recognizing him as Ron Weasley.
"I tend to avoid July and August, but the rest of the year I’ll drive around the local villages and if I see some kids looking like they’re in need of ice creams, I’ll pull over and dish them out for free. They’ll say, “Ain’t you Ron Weasley?” And I’ll say, “It’s strange, I get asked that a lot.”
Many celebrities like to spend their hard earned millions on lots of crazy things … big houses, fancy jewelry, extravagant cars … Hell, Justin Bieber got a $100k car for his 18th birthday. But Harry Potter star Rupert Grint decided to spend part of his dough on a much more fun vehicle. Apparently, it was always a dream of Grint‘s to own his own ice cream truck … so now that he can afford it, that is exactly what he bought for himself.
"My first ambition was to become an ice-cream man, which is why I bought the Bedford van. Not long after I first got it, I pulled into a pub to do a U-turn and there were eight kids with their pocket money out, hoping to buy a 99 or whatever. But I had nothing to give them. I’ve learnt my lesson since then. I keep my van well stocked. It’s got a proper machine that dispenses Mr Whippy ice cream and I buy my lollies wholesale – 50 for a tenner – so I never run short. I’m not allowed to sell my merchandise. I’d need a licence for that."
Rupert also dished on getting a kick about kids recognizing him as Ron Weasley.
"I tend to avoid July and August, but the rest of the year I’ll drive around the local villages and if I see some kids looking like they’re in need of ice creams, I’ll pull over and dish them out for free. They’ll say, “Ain’t you Ron Weasley?” And I’ll say, “It’s strange, I get asked that a lot.”
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