Sarah Beeny paid a seven-figure sum for her 220-acre Somerset farm, which is the subject of Channel 4 show, Sarah Beeny’s New Life In The Country. The 48-year-old star of Property Ladder spoke to DONNA FERGUSON about the highs and lows of her financial life. She is supporting Brain Tumour Research’s online ’12 Days of … Read more
There’s one little luxury that actor Michael Xavier cannot live without: a flat white coffee with oat milk. The award-winning star of West End shows says working in musicals pays an eighth of what he could earn in TV. Xavier, 42, spoke to DONNA FERGUSON from his home in Hertfordshire where he is preparing to … Read more
Saving up: Saving Mr Banks actress Victoria Summer The best money decision that actress Victoria Summer ever made was cutting off her hair. Summer, star of Saving Mr Banks and Transformers: Age Of Extinction, was convinced by a photographer to get a pixie cut in 2012. She says it propelled her career to new heights. … Read more
Handy: TV presenter Craig Phillips Former bricklayer Craig Phillips made hundreds of thousands of pounds as the first ever winner of TV’s Big Brother 20 years ago, but says his best money making venture has been to invest in buy-to-let property. The 49-year-old spoke to DONNA FERGUSON from his home near Liverpool where he lives … Read more
Jamie Lonsdale gave Princess Diana investment advice about her divorce settlement. The singer-songwriter’s first wife Laura Greig was one of Diana’s ladies-in-waiting. Jamie, 62, spoke to DONNA FERGUSON from his home in Pimlico, Central London, where he lives with son Arthur, 25. His new album Footprints is out now. Passion: Jamie has now made two … Read more
High earner: Neil Fox presents the Heritage chart rundown on United DJs Radio Neil Fox would revamp income tax if he were Chancellor of the Exchequer – making everyone pay the same rate. Talking from his home in South-West London, the 59-year-old DJ told DONNA FERGUSON he has fallen back on his savings in recent … Read more
Young rugby star Ollie Thorley says his best-ever investment was investing in his own career. Thorley, 23, spends £1,500 a month on professional services – from experts who use sports psychology and massage to help him improve his performance. He also recently bought a £4,000 sauna which he built himself. The Gloucester winger is an … Read more
Financial worries are taking the biggest toll on Britons’ mental health amid the pandemic, with 71 per cent worried about having enough money to pay their rent, mortgage and utility bills. What’s more two thirds of people say they are worried about having enough money to buy basic essentials such as food and clothing, research … Read more
Crime novelist Ian Rankin has topped the bestseller lists for 30 years with stories based around maverick Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, and earns more than £1million from each new novel he writes. Now 60, he spoke to Donna Ferguson from his flat in Edinburgh where he lives with wife Miranda Harvey. His latest book, A … Read more
Plea: Sarah-Jane Crawford says our money should acknowledge black Britons who have helped society Sarah-Jane Crawford would like to put the face of an iconic black Briton on banknotes if she were Chancellor of the Exchequer. The former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Xtra Factor TV presenter reveals she struggled to make ends meet and … Read more