Strictly’s Hamza Yassin slips £55k into debt despite show win
HAMZA Yassin will need to cash in on his Strictly Come Dancing win after loss of over fifty thousand.
New financials have revealed the BBC cameraman slipped further into the red last year.
Notching up a five-figure loss at private firm Hamza Yassin Film and Photography.
Its ongoing deficit for 2022, £16,787 more than in 2021 predates the star's Strictly Come Dancing win.
Filed at Companies House and signed off by Hamza yesterday, the numbers covered the year ending 30 April 2022.
The accounts are unaudited, run to just three pages and do not report turnover or salary payments, though one member of staff is reported as being employed.
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The small print references ‘loans to directors’ and ‘guarantees made by the company on behalf of the directors’ – beneath the balance sheet page setting out its results.
They are the eighth set of figures for the firm – which began trading in 2017.
The company has always been in the red, with its latest deficit being the highest so far, with previous losses reported at £27,707 in 2020 and £38,819 in 2021.
Hamza set up his firm in 2014 and it is based in Camden, London.
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The star is the only director and sole shareholder and it is the only directorship listed for him on Companies House.
It has been rumoured that the nature documentary
After gaining popularity and taking home the Strictly trophy with dance partner Jowita Przystal, insiders have stated Hamza's success means he could follow in the footsteps of nature historian Sir David Attenborough.
A TV insider explained whilst he was on the show: “He’s been nothing short of a sensation on Strictly this year, coming from being a virtual unknown to becoming a huge favourite among viewers and judges alike.
“That’s why he’s invariably been near the top of the scoreboard every week and has never been in the dance-off.
“But his popularity is as much to do with his personality and humility as anything else — and that’s what bosses are keen to develop further.”
The former Zoology and conservation student has previously overcome homelessness and a struggle with dyslexia and has since gone on to land presenting roles on Countryfile and Animal Park.
Hamza is also well-known for his role as Ranger Hamza for his CBeebies’s show Let’s Go For A Walk.
