A pair of identical twins have taken it upon themselves to clean places that no one asked them to, such as London Underground trains and nightclubs.
John and James Makanjuola, 23, run a cleaning company, but in their spare time they clean some of the British capital’s under-appreciated spaces.
The couple, from Croydon, south London, post videos of their activities on social media and have racked up millions of views.
They started the online series to showcase their skills and promote their own cleaning company, Makagroup Services.
Since then, their popularity has skyrocketed, earning them over 200,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
A pair of identical twins have taken it upon themselves to clean places that no one asked them to, such as London Underground trains and nightclubs.
John said: ‘It’s definitely gone well. Since we started cleaning places that no one asked us to clean, everything changed.
‘We didn’t realize how much it would help the community, we just wanted to show people how good we were at cleaning. We realized we liked doing it and people liked us doing it, so we kept going.
‘At first I was surprised, I didn’t know it would take off like it did and I didn’t think they would like it as much as they did. We didn’t think it would get anywhere near what it has today.”
The twins have now cleaned up a variety of quirky locations, naming their favorites a train, behind a club and a hoarder’s house.
Footage of him cleaning the London Underground has racked up an impressive 3.1 million views on TikTok.
John says they often get strange looks from strangers when they make their videos, but they don’t care.
He said: “We get funny looks all the time, there’s never a moment when people don’t ask us what we’re doing.”
‘Sometimes they look at us with disgust or just confusion about why we do it. We have understood everything, but we love your reactions. In any case, that reaction feeds us.”
John and James said their love of cleaning began when they were 11 years old and their mother encouraged them to help.
John and James Makanjuola, 23, run a cleaning company, but in their spare time they clean some of the British capital’s under-appreciated spaces.
The couple, from Croydon, south London, post videos of their activities on social media and have racked up millions of views.
They started the online series to showcase their skills and promote their own cleaning company, Makagroup Services.
Since then, their popularity has skyrocketed, earning them over 200,000 followers on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
When the couple was in college, inspiration struck and they decided to start their own business helping clean up for other students.
However, he says they quickly realized that “students just didn’t care enough about cleanliness”, so they moved into residential properties.
One day, the couple decided to clean up a random front yard that was looking run down, and the “cleaning places no one asked us to clean” series was born.
John said: ‘When we were about 11, my mum used to wake us up very early in the mornings at the weekend and we would just do a big house clean.
‘We did that every Saturday for as long as I can remember. That’s where our love for cleaning really began.
‘At university we made 52 videos aimed at students and they just didn’t work. Then one day we saw a front yard that needed some love and said, “why don’t we go clean it up?”
‘I called my brother and we all realized it was a phenomenal idea. People loved what we were doing.
‘Now, looking back, it’s funny because when we went to friends’ houses when we were kids, my mom always said, “Let’s help them and wash the dishes.” So that idea has been brewing since we were 11, but we just didn’t realize it.’
The twins have now cleaned up a variety of quirky locations, naming their favorites a train, behind a club and a hoarder’s house.
Footage of the London Underground cleanup has racked up an impressive 3.1 million views on TikTok.
John says they often get strange looks from strangers when they make their videos, but they don’t care.
The brothers say working with family is always difficult, but they have no regrets about working as a team for their business.
John added: ‘We have always been close from a very young age. It’s nice to work as a family, obviously there are times when we don’t agree. But I always say I wouldn’t do this with anyone but him.
In the future, the couple intends to clean a Formula 1 car and a plane.
