ME and my MONEY

THE actor Ian McNeice believes investing in a pension at 60 was the best financial decision he ever made.

McNeice, who is currently in Cornwall filming the eighth series of Doc Martin for ITV, confesses he has not always handled his money wisely, running up credit card debts and struggling to pay his tax bill when he was younger.

Now 66, he is finally in the black and – thanks to his role as Bert Large on the popular television series – earning more money than he has ever earned before. He lives in Brentford, West London, with his partner Cindy Franke and is this month supporting Marie Curie, the charity that supports people with terminal illnesses, by urging everyone to wear daffodil pins and donate to The Great Daffodil Appeal via mariecurie.org. uk/daffodil.