EXCLUSIVE: After failing to save and lots of daft spending in his 40-year showbiz career, the TV favourite finds himself “literally skint” as he hits screens in I’m a Celebrity
While plenty of us have taken a financial hit during the pandemic, you would expect Shane Richie of all people to have a safety net.
But after failing to save and lots of daft spending in his 40-year showbiz career, the TV favourite finds himself “literally skint” as he hits screens in I’m a Celebrity.
Speaking just before entering Gwrych Castle, Shane said: “I was going on tour, doing a TV series and panto but it all got cancelled in March. Now I am literally skint!
“You save for a rainy day but you don’t expect the rainy day to last eight months. Thankfully, I’ve been able to borrow money from mates, my family and the bank.”
He went on: “I got rid of my car but only cos I lease a car for my wife for the school run. I can get around on a moped.
“I am alright, I have had a career and if it all finishes tomorrow, so be it. If the worst comes to the worst, I’ll do stand-up or resurrect a musical.”
Asked if he had taken Government aid, he said “The mortgage, yeah” – suggesting he may be one of millions who have frozen payments until 2021.
