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Sun publishes Soap wealth list
Howard Lake | 1 June 2003 | News
The Sun has published the “Soap rich list”, detailing the wealthiest 12 TV soap stars.
This is the first time the Sun has published this list. The two-page feature was put together with the research advice of “renowed wealth watchdog” Dr Philip Beresford.
Commenting on the dominance of actors in “Coronation Street”, Beresford told The Sun: “it’s no surprise that the residents of Weatherfield are richer than their rivals in Albert Square. They have been at it longer – about twice as long in fact.”
The list is topped by Sue Nicholls, Audrey Roberts in “Coronation Street”, with an estimated wealth of £4.2 million. She is followed by Johnny Briggs (“Mike Baldwin”) at £3.9 million, and ex-Boyzone member Keith Duffy (“Ciaran McCarthy”) at £3.8 million.
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The rest of the list consists of:
- Sheree Murphy (£3.7 million)
- Bill Tarmey (£2.5 million)
- Liz Dawn (£2.3 million)
- Steve McFadden (£2 million)
- Barbara Knox (£1.8 million)
- Wendy Richard (£1.7 million)
- Clive Hornby (£1.6 million)
- Roy Hudd (£1.3 million)
- Chris Chittell (£1 million)
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.