Money talks

“I never thought

I’d sell out the Hammersmith Apollo… then you do one night and it sells out. And that’s exciting. Then you do three and four, and it turns to ten. And you’re like: ‘Whoa, man, I’m happy with that.’ Then you do the O2… you’re like: ‘Wow, bloody hell man, this is just going all right.Yeah, I think I’ll keep at this, man!’” Comedian Mo Gilligan, quoted in The Guardian

“Just after I’d left [TV show] Gladiators…

I lost a house deposit of £30,000 and didn’t even care. I put down the deposit then decided to go to America, forgetting about the house I’d made an offer on. I’d just signed a TV deal for loads of money to be Action Man, so I just let it go.” Mark Griffin, quoted in The Sunday Times

“I might not be here tomorrow so I spend. Well, it’s my money. Why should someone else have it?” Darts champion Peter Wright, quoted in The Telegraph

“It was 2019 when I sold a Banksy print. Four years earlier, I had won the print by the street artist in a raffle, for which I’d paid £500 for a ticket… I was getting married and the market for Banksy’s artwork was hot. So I sold it for £85,000.” Rugby star Ollie Phillips, quoted in The Mail on Sunday

“It’s really difficult from a parent’s point of view.You want to give your children the best start and the best chance. But you’re always wrestling with the fact that if I just make it so easy, and I can do this and do that, is she going to learn from any mistakes? You want money that much – there’s a pub down the road, go and work behind the bar or something. That’s my view.” Former footballer Michael Owen, quoted in the Daily Mirror