Former Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton thinks it’s not worth investing in either pensions or property because neither is the route to wealth. Instead, Ollerton, star of Channel 4 TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins, prefers to invest in his own businesses and designer watches. He does not save into a pension and rents his … Read more
On the ball: Jonathan Davies has invested in property Former rugby star Jonathan Davies would abolish inheritance tax if he were made Chancellor of the Exchequer. Davies was a schoolboy when his father died from cancer and later he lost his first wife, Karen, to the disease when his youngest child was only a year … Read more
TV presenter Anna Williamson is feeling lucky that she has saved for a rainy day. The star of Celebs Go Dating says coronavirus has had an ‘enormous’ impact on her financially, but it has also made her feel thankful for what she has, including her good health. If she were the Chancellor, she would provide … Read more
Former jump jockey Richard Pitman would abolish income tax if he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. Pitman rode 470 winners in his career, but was famously beaten into second place in the 1973 Grand National on board Crisp by Red Rum, three-time winner of the Aintree race. He reveals he could earn the equivalent of … Read more
Singer and guitarist Russell Hastings thinks the Government should set up a social deprivation fund to help people who have lost income due to the coronavirus. Hastings is a member of band From The Jam – an offshoot of The Jam. They have had to cancel 60 tour dates, but are planning to return in … Read more
TV presenter Jules Hudson says the coronavirus outbreak has had a ‘devastating’ impact on his finances – and he would like the Chancellor to do more to help self-employed media workers like him. Hudson, 50, who has had to stop filming BBC One’s Escape To The Country due to the lockdown, also reveals that he … Read more
Our lifestyle guru Dr Michael Mosley is too scared to look at how much money he’s lost due to the coronavirus outbreak. The doctor and TV presenter popularised the 5:2 diet and says writing his most famous book, The Fast Diet, was the smartest financial decision he ever made. But he invested most of the … Read more
Chef: Sophie Faldo was the winner of TV show, the Great British Bake Off, in 2017 Sophie Faldo, winner of Great British Bake Off in 2017, expects that she will never earn enough to be able to buy her own home. The 35-year-old former soldier, who served in Afghanistan in her 20s, currently rents a … Read more
Author and commentator Julia Hobsbawm says the best money decision she ever made was buying her first home, a one-bedroom flat in Camden, North London, for just £40,000. Hobsbawm, who is feeling the financial effects of the coronavirus on her income, also reveals she has a shoe habit and is used to treating herself every … Read more
Paralympian Will Bayley was born with arthrogryposis, a condition that affects all four limbs, and was diagnosed with cancer when he was seven. He began playing table tennis during his recovery and went on to represent Great Britain at the Paralympics, achieving world number one ranking in 2012 and winning a silver medal in London … Read more