Ex Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas on track to become a millionaire again – six years after being declared bankrupt
The 34-year-old made a lot of money during his time on Corrie but was hit with a £40k tax bill he couldn't pay
RYAN Thomas is on track to be a millionaire again– six years after being declared bankrupt.
The former Corrie star was hit with a £40,000 tax bill he couldn’t pay after blowing his soap wages on an extravagant lifestyle.
But the 34-year-old, who played Jason Grimshaw on the ITV show, has managed to pay back every penny and now his performing arts firm has just filed accounts to show his impressive finances– with cash even salted away for HMRC.
Books filed to Companies House show his R. James Thomas Ltd firm has £247,493 in cash.
He’s due to pay the taxman £21,000 for his earnings in 2018.
The generous surplus is after his accountant took out expenses and cash Ryan paid himself as the firm’s sole director.
Ryan’s canny advisors negotiated a fee for him to appear on last year’s Celebrity Big Brother of around £500,000.
The cash has been rolling in since he won the show following the ‘punchgate’ row with ex-Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett.
He is now in demand for lucrative social media ad work, TV appearances and magazine interviews, meaning next year’s figures should see him heading towards being a millionaire.
The star also commands a six-figure deal for appearing in panto at Christmas.
Ryan, who quit Corrie in 2016 and has a daughter Scarlett with co-star ex Tina O’Brien, confessed he had no head for figures when he was on the Cobbles.
His wage was around £100,000 and he also commanded £2,000-a-time fees for personal appearances in night clubs.
But the money went on designer clothes, fast cars, endless nights out and restaurants meals and lavish holidays.
The star – now dating ex-Towie star and money savvy Lucy Mecklenburgh - revealed: “It's not something I'm proud of but when I was 16, I had so much money and I was spending it all on my friends...
“I was so generous and I thought it grew on trees and times have changed and it's a big responsibility. I want to provide for Scarlett and I've learnt to put the money away for the taxman and I hope my dreams come true.”
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