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Celebrity Bankrupts - Michael Barrymore
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Michael Barrymore filed for bankrupcy in 2004 after his career nosedived after death of an man in the pool of his Essex home in 2001.
At the time, his agent said his bankruptcy stemed from a ’surprise tax’ bill accumulated over the past 10 years, for £1.4 million.
Barrymore became one of the highest-paid earners on television by presenting prime time shows such as Strike it Lucky, My Kind of People and Kids say the Funniest Things.
The finding of a dead man in his swimming pool did not go down well with ITV bosses.
Barrymore’s television career effectively ended overnight as he lost his ITV contract - reportedly worth £2m per year.
He announced he was gay in 1995 during a radio interview and subsequently separated from his Cheryl, who had also been his manager for 20 years.
