Bankrupt and Broke: When Celebs Go Bankrupt was the height of car-crash telly, dissecting every poor decision and career breakdown that made celebrities like Kerry Katona, Tina Malone and 5ive’s Abz Love penniless.
But while we watched in morbid fascination as Tina’s husband revealed she’d take £4,000 out the bank and just “walk around town” and Abz blew his boyband millions on partying, there was one particular thing distracting viewers.
No one could quite believe their ears that comedian Diane Morgan AKA Philomena Cunk, the mock profound philosopher/commentator on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, was doing the voiceover.
Yes, this Philomena Cunk.
Despite the tough stories of gambling and addiction, Twitter didn’t really have much sympathy for the subjects of the documentary.
But there were many heartbreaking things revealed in the documentary too, like how debt collectors took the watch that George Best had left to his son Calum to pay off Calum’s debts.
Former Northern Ireland footballer Keith Gillespie opened up about how he lost £47,000 in one day he dubbed his Black Friday as his gambling addiction spiralled out of control.
He said, “I’d gone from £250 per week as a first year professional to Man United, to earning £5,500-a-week,” and was soon “betting all day” without the knowledge of family and colleagues.
Former newsreader Ed Mitchell also discussed his alcoholism, revealing he used to down small bottles of booze before going on air. His marriage fell apart and he ended up sleeping rough on a park bench in Hove.
However, he was a success story of the show, having found happiness with wife Mandy and now in recovery from the alcoholism.
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