50 British Celebrities That Have Earned A Fortune From Their Respective Industries
Simon Cowell – $600 Million
Simon Cowell has been in nearly every talent-search TV show in the United Kingdom and the United States. He served as a judge on competition series like “American Idol,” “America’s Got Talent,” and “Britain’s Got Talent.” Unfortunately, as per Variety, his show “The X Factor” got canceled after 17 years of airing.
Cowell is also a successful entrepreneur and record executive, so his $600-million fortune is justifiable. He also knows how to spend his dough, being the owner of the Slipstream yacht and a $24-million Malibu beach house. He lives with his partner, Lauren Silverman, and their son in a London townhouse worth $20 million.
Anne Robinson – $45 Million
Since June 2021, Anne Robinson has been hosting “Countdown,” the hit Channel 4 game show previously hosted by Nick Hewer. She might be a familiar face because she was on other British TV shows like “Watchdog” and “The Weakest Link.”
Active as a journalist, presenter, and radio host since the late ’60s, this celeb now has $45 million to her name. But even if she’s a millionaire, Robinson isn’t one to spend on lavish, trivial stuff. On a BBC One show titled “Spending Habits,” she shared that she spends most of her fortune with her loved ones.
Harry Hill – Undisclosed Net Worth
Would you believe that the comedian Harry Hill was once part of the medical industry? In fact, he is still on the Registered Medical Practitioners list of the General Medical Council. Regardless, he’s thriving in today’s entertainment world and even premiered a show titled “Harry Hill’s Lonely Island” in 2021.
Hill’s exact fortune isn’t out there, but he does live in a $5-million estate in London acquired in 2011. The “Junior Bake Off” judge has been a husband to Magda Archer since the mid-’90s, and they are parents to three kids.
John Bishop – $19 Million
From sports to acting! That was the transition that John Bishop went through as a soccer player who played for Hyde FC and Southport FC and became a highly-celebrated comedian and actor. By working in these industries, he collected $18 million and could afford houses like the $9.5-million mansion he put on the market in 2019.
You might’ve seen him on “Skins” and “Little Crackers.” But if you want to see his recent work, Bishop has been on the “Doctor Who” series since 2021. He also got to guest on a “Sunday Brunch” episode that same year.
Simon Cowell – $600 Million
Simon Cowell has been in nearly every talent-search TV show in the United Kingdom and the United States. He served as a judge on competition series like “American Idol,” “America’s Got Talent,” and “Britain’s Got Talent.” Unfortunately, as per Variety, his show “The X Factor” got canceled after 17 years of airing.
Cowell is also a successful entrepreneur and record executive, so his $600-million fortune is justifiable. He also knows how to spend his dough, being the owner of the Slipstream yacht and a $24-million Malibu beach house. He lives with his partner, Lauren Silverman, and their son in a London townhouse worth $20 million.
Olly Alexander – $1.5 Million
Olly Alexander is the frontman of Years & Years that’s given us hits like “King” and “Crave.” The pop band came out with their first album, “Communion,” in 2015. These days, though, he’s also known as an actor that plays Ritchie Tozer on Channel 4’s TV drama “It’s A Sin.”
With all his hard work, Alexander now has $1.5 million to his name. Hello! Magazine reported that he lives in a lovely East London apartment, though its price wasn’t mentioned. In 2021, Alexander was in an “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway” episode.
Stephen Merchant – $40 Million
Stephen Merchant is one-half of the genius pair that brought “The Office” TV series to life. Of course, the other half is his co-writer and co-director Ricky Gervais, who we already talked about on this list. He doesn’t just do comedy, though, for he’s a versatile actor that has showcased his talent in films like “Logan.”
Merchant also works as a producer and produced “The Outlaws” TV series in 2021, where he also starred as Gregory Dillard. Since he’s such a hardworking individual, his $40-million fortune comes as no surprise to us. Merchant has put his riches to good use by purchasing homes in London and Los Angeles.
Martin Freeman – $20 Million
Martin Freeman, who began his acting career in the late ’90s, has taken on some of the most iconic on-screen roles from Bilbo of “Lord of the Rings” and Watson of “Sherlock.” Before these characters came around, he also played Tim Canterbury in “The Office.”
Freeman now has $20 million earned from being an actor, and as per his IMDb page, he has 90 acting credits to his name. He has invested a considerable chunk of his fortune in various estates, like his $6.9-million-worth North-West London home. In 2021, Freeman was on shows like “Breeders” and “DuckTales.”
Daniel Kaluuya – $15 Million
Daniel Kaluuya has given such a sensational performance in the much-celebrated 2017 horror flick “Get Out” that we just had to look up his other works like the TV shows “Skins,” “Psychoville” and “Black Mirror.” He was also a theater actor and even won an Evening Standard Award for the play “Sucker Punch.”
We can’t help but be happy for the dynamic British star for bagging an Oscar and a Golden Globe for portraying American activist Fred Hampton in 2021’s “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Clearly, Kaluuya’s $15 million net worth is well-deserved!
Jo Whiley – Undisclosed Net Worth
Jo Whiley was born in 1965, but she didn’t land “The Jo While Show,” her own BBC Radio 1 show, until the ’90s. As per the Good House Keeping website, the program went on until 2011, and she has since transitioned over to Radio 2.
Whiley, who was on “Ian King Live” in 2021, has been the spouse of Steve Morton since 1991, and they have four kids together. At the moment, the beloved English radio DJ/TV presenter is all about presenting her weekday evening show on Radio 2. She also co-hosted the BBC’s coverage of the Hampton Court Garden Festival in July.
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