M&S shopper baffled after finding 'angel' in bag of Colin the Caterpillar sweets

M&S shopper baffled after finding 'angel' in bag of Colin the Caterpillar sweetsOne Reddit user had a surprise when they bought a bag of Colin the Caterpillar sweets from Marks and Spencer, only to find something very unexpected indeed insideCommentsNewsIan Craig Social Newsdesk Content Editor15:02, 07 Apr 2026Updated 15:02, 07 Apr 2026View ImageThe Reddit user was baffled to find an 'angel' in a bag of Colin the Caterpillar sweets (stock image)(Image: M&S)The resurrection of Jesus wasn't the only miracle this Easter weekend, after one person found an 'angel' in a packet of supermarket sweets.‌The Reddit user posted an image of the bizarre item they'd found in a bag of Marks and Spencer Colin the Caterpillar fruit sours sweets. The yellow sugar-covered sweet certainly appears to be in the shape of an angel or a fairy, similar to the type you'd see on the top of a Christmas tree, with a billowing dress and wings to the back - but is definitely not everyone's favourite confectionary caterpillar.‌The user posted an image of the strange find with the title: "Found a mysterious angel/fairy sweet in with my Fruit Sours Colin the Caterpillars - really cute interaction ensued!" They also posted an image of what the sweets usually look like - long, multi-coloured, sugar-coated caterpillars each made up of 10 segments - clearly very different from an angel or a fairy.‌They also posted a response from M&S' customer services department, which read: "Thank you so much for getting in touch, and for raising such a wonderfully curious question. Messages like yours honestly make our day. Rest assured, there's nothing mystical going on (sadly no hidden fairy edition... yet), but what you've spotted is still very interesting. Sweets like Fizzy Sour Colin the Caterpillar are produced using moulds during manufacturing."From time to time, especially when equipment is being cleaned, changed, o...