Bradley Walsh’s fortune revealed: The Chase and Gladiators star is earning £25,000 a week as one of the hottest stars on TV
Published: 11:36, 30 June 2024 | Updated: 15:45, 30 June 2024
Bradley Walsh[2]‘s immense fortune has come to light after it was revealed the face of Gladiators[3] earns a staggering GBP25,000 a week as one of the hottest stars on TV.
The Chase presenter, 64, last year netted GBP2million through his work on TV, with his company Wingit Productions Limited up by GBP1.3million as his fame rose.
Wingit in 2021 was worth GBP14.5m, the following year it was valued at GBP18.6m and in 2023 a huge GBP19.9m.
He has grown the business from a tiny GBP21,000 start-up alongside his company secretary wife Donna.
According to The Sun[4], accounts do not show how much the star paid himself but he has taken GBP1.1million in ‘advances’ from the company.
Bradley Walsh, 64, last year netted GBP2million through his work on TV.
Pictured: Walsh presenting ITV’s The Chase
The former footballer also reportedly has GBP4million cash at the bank and is owed almost GBP10million from debtors.
Pictured: Walsh presenting BBC’s Gladiators
Thanks to this fortune, Walsh then ploughed GBP5million into property, stocks, and shares – boosting his investment portfolio to a massive GBP6.5million.
He recently forked out GBP400,000 on a patch of land in Essex, located beside the country’s busiest M25 motorway.
The former footballer also reportedly has GBP4million cash at the bank and is owed almost GBP10million from debtors.
Thanks to his success on The Chase, Gladiators and Breaking Dad with his son Barney, 26, Walsh has become one of the wealthiest and most successful TV stars n recent years.
The pair also host the latest version of Gladiators, with filming for the second series beginning in August.
But before signing the lucrative deal, Walsh was reportedly embroiled in a bidding war as the BBC and ITV fought for his services.
Walsh’s career has boomed over the last two decades as he even graced the stage to host last year’s Royal Variety Show.
He has hosted ITV’s The Chase for 15 years and has appeared in episodes of Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Law & Order: UK, and The Larkins.
The dad-of-two has also presented family favourite shows Wheel of Fortune, Odd One In, and Blankety Blank.
Earlier this week, Ant McParlin and Declan Donnelly snubbed the TRIC Awards[5] after they lost out for the second year running to Walsh for TV Personality Of The Year.
The TV presenting duo were nowhere to be seen on Tuesday despite being nominated in three different categories at the awards.
Ant, 48, and Dec, 48, were nominated in the TV Personality, Entertainment and Gameshow categories.
This is the second year that the British TV stars have lost out to Walsh, for the TV Personality award and also failed to pick up the other two gongs.
Walsh also beat Piers Morgan and Martin Lewis in the category.
Despite winning the gong, he also did not appear at the ceremony this year.
References
- ^ Taryn Pedler (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Bradley Walsh (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Gladiators (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ The Sun (www.thesun.co.uk)
- ^ Ant McParlin and Declan Donnelly snubbed the TRIC Awards (www.dailymail.co.uk)