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What can celebrities teach you about money, pensions and tax? A fair amount, actually, says LEE BOYCE
What can celebrities teach you about money? At first thought, you'd be forgiven for thinking… well nothing. They don't live in the 'real world' and surely have pots of cash working hard for them all over the place. But the reality is quite different - and is unmasked in our brilliant weekly Me and My Money series , which lands in print and online every Sunday....read
I had a tax bill nightmare but Pauline Fowler and Phil Mitchell helped me set up a pension and buy my first home, says NATALIE CASSIDY
Before I hit the big time I survived on tins of Irish stew mixed with dog biscuits! reveals IAN ANDERSON of Jethro Tull
I didn't even have an agent when I joined Changing Rooms... they got me on the cheap! LINDA BARKER reveals her financial highs and lows
I once got a shock tax bill for £140,000, reveals comedian RUFUS HOUND: I'm as good as a PG Tips chimp with money
Five Star's success made me the youngest ever Lamborghini owner: DENIECE PEARSON on life in the 'Essex Jackson 5'... and what she did next
I took a pay cut to play football, but I didn't care about money, I just wanted to play for Manchester United, says Red Devils legend PETER SCHMEICHEL
I'm a saver, not a spender... but I've splashed out on a yacht with weaponry in case there's an apocalypse, says BEAR GRYLLS
I was paid £9 as a singer on Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album, says DANA GILLESPIE - and was happy at the time!
I went from living on 8p noodles to the top of women's football, says LUCY BRONZE, but if I hadn't made the grade... I'd have been an accountant
My TV shows were cancelled just as I bought a new home in London... so I ended up working in a shoe shop, says Gavin & Stacey's JOANNA PAGE
I've collected 70 watches, but have no time for Rolexes... they're vulgar and common! INGRID TARRANT on never regretting anything she's bought
When I won £20,000 breaking the 50-metre butterfly world record I bought a BMW M3... a dream for a boy racer, says former swimmer MARK FOSTER
I spent £1,250 on a corner cupboard now it's worth £60, reveals Bargain Hunt expert PHILIP SERRELL
Eurovision legend DANA: I bought land on top of a mountain in Alabama for $60,000... it was a huge mistake
I won a silver Olympic medal, a decade later I had just 23p in the bank, says badminton star GAIL EMMS
Jona Lewie on how Stop the Cavalry has become his pension… and how he lost £30,000 to Neil Woodford
I spend £100,000 a year on education for my three kids - but I'd pay twice as much, says best-selling author CLARE MACKINTOSH
England goalkeeping legend DAVID SEAMAN: I was nicknamed 'safe hands' on the pitch - but not on the road... I crashed my Aston Martin!
I burned through a lot of money living large after Trainspotting, says IRVINE WELSH: If I end up waiting tables in Greece, so be it!
EXCLUSIVEWhy comedian Marcus Brigstocke spent 'silly money' buying the same motorhome TWICE
We launched a board game business from my kitchen in lockdown and success snowballed from there, reveals Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmondson
EXCLUSIVEWhy comedian Jake Lambert regrets every penny he's spent on his picky cat
Changing my swing after winning the US Masters was my biggest money mistake, says golfer IAN WOOSNAM
Nobody got rich from being in Carry On films but those 70s Hai Karate adverts paid off, reveals actress VALERIE LEON
Those Holsten Pils adverts I did in the 1980s? They pretty much paid for my house, says GRIFF RHYS JONES
No one knew if Gavin & Stacey would work, so it didn't pay well, says LARRY LAMB: But it was better than selling encyclopaedias in Germany!
I still ride my Triumph motorbike I bought for a few grand... I’m not sure my wife is happy about it!, says SIR IAIN DUNCAN SMITH
My cousin Paul McCartney and his mate John Lennon used to work in our grocers and Macca bought my parents a house, says comedian TED ROBBINS
I had five decades on TV but it wasn't all financial plain sailing, says MICHAEL ASPEL: My £25,000 boat was a disaster
Ricky Gervais paid me £500 for my role in Extras says actor and TV presenter ROSS KEMP - that's why he's got a big house on the river!
I've earned silly money, but know the stress of visits from debt collectors, reveals musician PROFESSOR GREEN
I got paid £1,000 to insult crowds in northern nightclubs: JOHN ALTMAN on life as 'Nasty' Nick Cotton in EastEnders
'I was paid £5k upfront when Chocolat was turned into a film': Author JOANNE HARRIS on her success and best investment...
After a stint on Broadway with Ralph Fiennes, PATERSON JOSEPH worked on a building site earning just £70 a day
Inside the finances of a superstar DJ: I haven't made as much as you might think, reveals PAUL OAKENFOLD
I had £1,000 speakers and used to lie about on the floor listening to them: Boney M's Liz Mitchell on being rich in the 80s
Linwood Barclay: How I became a best-selling thriller writer and managed to quit my day job
I love living in France... but they need to stop moaning about the retirement age, says actress CAROL DRINKWATER
I'm 85 not out, but I've got no intention of retiring says cricket's HENRY BLOFELD: I like my food, fine wine and holidays too much!
Half way through my Wimbledon run I had an audition to be James Bond! says British tennis ace ROGER TAYLOR
I was paid a six-figure sum for Celebrity Big Brother, but needed a loan when the tax was due, says HELEN LEDERER
Being a bestselling author is like being a pop star again, says REVEREND RICHARD COLES: But now I'm putting it all in Isas rather than up my nose!
I wrote In The Summertime in ten minutes, it's paid my bills for 55 years, reveals Mungo Jerry's Ray Dorset
Author ISABEL ALLENDE admits buying her husband a £75k Tesla just before they divorced was a stupid investment
EastEnders composer SIMON MAY reveals how he clawed his way back from a tour that nearly broke him
I got £20,000 to play marimba on the roof of a Paris bank: Percussionist DAME EVELYN GLENNIE reveals her finances
I wrote my debut novel at 19 living in a squat - and it still pays the bills: KATHY LETTE reveals her finances
DANNY ROBINS, writer of hit BBC show Uncanny, says 'The paranormal has been good to me... Some people found God, I found ghosts'
Former House of Commons Speaker JOHN BERCOW admits his father wouldn't have liked the massive profit he made on his second home
Does Johnny Rotten have a pension? JOHN LYDON reveals his finances and whether the Sex Pistols paid off
Author Sir Ben Okri found himself homeless when a scholarship ended abruptly... but then came an astonishing breakthrough
Bank of Dave boss DAVE FISHWICK reveals his best financial decision - and why people need to rewarded for hard work
Arthur Scargill tried to buy my house and I said 'NO', reveals Amarillo singer Tony Christie... but I did let this 80s rock star
Olympics legend Lady Mary Peters is cautious with money - every penny she earns goes to her charity: 'If I've got food and a warm bed, I'm happy'
I've made more money from property than modelling, reveals LINDA LUSARDI, and did some of the building work myself
I treated myself to a £10k oven for winning Masterchef: TV host ANGELLICA BELL says if she splashes out, it has to last
Victoria Wood put me on the map, says actor DUNCAN PRESTON: She was responsible for 80% of my wages
I dislike the idea of passing on an inheritance but my partner disagrees! STEPH MCGOVERN lifts the lid on her finances
Chef MICHAEL CAINES reveals the biggest gamble of his career: 'I've put all my money into my business - that's what drives me to succeed'
I once got paid £100 and made minus £5, says comedian ZOE LYONS... We need to get smarter on money in Britain
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