COMEDIAN Jason Manford has been forced to cough up £1.1million to settle an eye-watering tax bill.
The Manchester funnyman was handed the large bill for PAYE and National Insurance.
The eye watering demand – price £1,131,833 – was slapped on the comic’s holding firm Invisible Man Ltd, which was positioned into voluntary liquidation in 2017.
The crippling bill and a pricey divorce, forced the comic to dump his 10-home property empire.
He banked greater than £3million from the gross sales to assist him settle the bill for his 2017 authorized cut up from first spouse Catherine.
Jason, 43, invested in bricks and mortar after hitting the large time, shopping for up properties within the Greater Manchester space to lease out.
A report filed to Companies House reveals: “The principal activity of the company was that of a holding Company, which held a portfolio of investment properties.”
Since then his profession has gone from power to power and his is at the moment presenting the drive time present on BBC Radio 2.
He has additionally grow to be an enormous advocate of Padel tennis.
He revealed it’s the secret to his unbelievable three stone weight reduction as he regarded slimmer than ever in his gymnasium gear.
The 44-year-old comic has showcased his slimmed down physique in recent pictures on social media and through his newest rise up tour, A Manford All Seasons.
Speaking solely to The Sun Online, Jason revealed his weight reduction is down to his new pastime, padel tennis.
He mentioned: “I’ve been on it with padel tennis. I’ve lost probably about three stone, I think, in around 18 months.”