A man broke a world record for eating nearly 15 ounces of Marmite in one minute.

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Billy 'Bilnasty' Cowley chowed down on 14.8 ounces of the famously divisive snack in Pretoria, South Africa to claim a Guinness World Record.

Cowley vowed to make his life more exciting after surviving skin cancer 13 years ago which led him on a quest for the world record.

He had spent months preparing for the record attempt but disaster nearly struck when the Marmite became trapped in his throat.

Cowley told Mareola Media: "At one stage I took a big bite and then it got stuck in my throat.

"I thought I was not going to make it and almost started getting nauseous."