50 shades of pay for £10m writer

Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James took home more than £10million last year.

It is her biggest payout so far from company Fifty Shades Limited, which she set up in 2012 after her raunchy trilogy became a worldwide phenomenon.

The 54-year- old, whose real name is Erika Mitchell, lives with her husband Niall and two sons in a west London mansion. She also owns a £1million clifftop home in Polzeath, Cornwall.