Bez and Abz from 5ive discuss their financial woes in this curious slice of TV schadenfreude. But the immense-hitters are nowhere to be seenPop went the Irish property bubble,and with it went Shane Filan from Westlife’s millions. Everything he had was invested in Irish property, and when the Celtic Tiger died, and that was the end of Shane’s estimated £30m too. Mike Tyson blew his money – about $300m – on,among other things, a tiger (Bengal not Celtic), and a gold bathtub and the rest. MC Hammer gold-plated his gates,as well as handing over millions to some of his broken-down pals from the ghetto. You can touch this, he told them, and generously.
Were talking famous people who have taken immense falls – for a variety of reasons including greed,vanity, stupidity, or addiction,noxious advice, noxious friends, or naivety etc. Bankrupt & Broke: When Celebs Go Bust (Channel 5),the reveal is called.
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Source: theguardian.com