Ex-child
star Charlotte Church has admitted her millions have dried up - and that
she'll have to work for the rest of her adult life.
Voice
of an Angel singer Charlotte, 28, was reputed to be worth £25m when she
was just 17 - but confessed she is now not as rich as everyone thinks
she is.
The
former wild child, who has sold more than ten million records
throughout her career, admitted she needs to continue working to keep
her lifestyle.
Voice of an Angel: Ex-child star Charlotte
Church has admitted her millions have dried up - and that she'll have to
work for the rest of her adult life
Speaking
in a special interview with BBC One Wales, Charlotte said: 'I will have
to work for the rest of my life. Not because I want to but because I
have to.
'I always understood that all that stuff isn't important and my career was not the be and
end all.'
Charlotte was reputed to be worth a massive £25 million at the height of her fame in 2003. But by 2010, the singer - who is divorced from rugby star Gavin Henson - was down to £11 million.
And last year she had just £8 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
But Charlotte admitted her real worth is far less than that after a big slump in her fame.
Drying up: Voice of an Angel singer Charlotte,
28, was reputed to be worth £25m when she was just 17 - but confessed
she is now not as rich as everyone thinks she is
Working hard: The former wild child (pictured in
2006), who has sold more than ten million records throughout her
career, admitted she needs to continue working to keep her lifestyle
She joked: 'The tax man is looking at my accounts wondering where I'm hiding all my money.'
Charlotte turned from classical music to pop to strike a top three hit with Crazy Chick, but she has since given up both genres.
She has now set up her own record label called Alligator Wine, and released a series of 'experimental' EPs with limited sales.
The
star has also tried her hand at TV presenting, with the Charlotte
Church Show running for three series on Channel 4 between 2006 and 2008.
She has also released two autobiographies.
Charlotte added: 'My life is so full and so rich I definitely feel like I've had the good side of the deal.'
The mother-of-two bought a luxury house in Cardiff where she lived with Henson before the couple split up.
She now has a 1930s villa in the Vale of Glamorgan where she lives with Ruby, six, and Dexter, five.
Charlotte and new partner Jonathan Powell have built a home studio in her back garden, where she has produced her new records.
Charlotte and new partner Jonathan Powell have built a home studio in her back garden, where she has produced her new records.
Former flame: By 2010, the singer - who was engaged to rugby star Gavin Henson - was down to £11 million
Talented: Charlotte has now set up her own
record label called Alligator Wine, and released a series of
'experimental' EPs with limited sales
The former child star, who is planning on taking a physics degree, also claims to have given thousands of pounds to charity.
This
is not the first time Charlotte has spoken out about her finances,
claiming earlier this year that she 'doesn't have a lot of money'.
She
told Stylist magazine in February: 'I haven’t got a lot of money. I’ve
got enough to be comfortable if I was reasonable for the rest of my
life, but I’m not reasonable, so I will have to find a way to sustain my
lifestyle.
'It
only recently dawned on me that I don’t have to be a singer. What a
novel idea! I guess I’m lucky to have a bit of wealth behind me that I
can go to university.
'I
never want to stop educating myself. And I want my kids to see my
career and see that it’s possible to dart from one end of the spectrum
to another. I feel like I know my own power and strengths now – if I set
my mind to something, I absolutely will achieve that.'
Charlotte Church: In Her Own Voice airs on BBC One Wales on July 12.
In the money: Charlotte was reputed to be worth a massive £25 million at the height of her fame in 2003
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