Meet The Real Life Willy Wonka: Jackie Sorkin

Mountains of gumdrops, piles of taffy, and confections from floor to ceiling... Welcome to the sweet life of TLC's brand new series Candy Queen. Enter the Wonka-esque workshop of Los Angeles-based event planner Jackie Sorkinas she and her team - engineer Adam and the rest of the "Candy Crew" - work hard to make their clients' every wish turned into an over-the-top experience filled with custom candy creations. Everything that looks good enough to eat – usually is!

Self-appointed Hollywood Candy Queen Jackie Sorkin is LA's favourite candy stylist. She is well-known for her creative and one-of-a-kind ideas, with an impressive list of clients including Pepsi-Co, American Idol and Sephora. In addition to her candy business, Jackie also runs a full-time family – Jackie is married to Chris, The Candy King, and they have a beautiful daughter named Isabella – "The Heiress to the Candy Empire."

TLC's Candy Queen follows Jackie as she creates the most mouthwatering masterpieces, transforming everyday treats into extraordinary works of art. In each episode, Jackie is determined to produce candy art that's nothing short of spectacular, and pushes her candy team to their very limit. Jackie is also expanding her operations and taking on even more challenging projects to take her company to the next level. All this, with baby number two on the way! But the CANDY QUEEN is a workaholic, and she's willing to risk total meltdown if it means having all of her and her client's sweetest dreams come true.

With her life being part food challenge and part docusoap drama in the shop as well as with the family, it definitely isn't a piece of cake and Jackie sometimes finds herself in some incredibly sticky situations. At the end of the day, however, the CANDY QUEEN always delivers the goodies. 

Candy Queen premieres Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. Encores every Tuesday at 1 p.m., Wednesday at 10 a.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m.