It has been revealed that former Celebrity Big Brother and Love Island star Calum Best has £250,000 in unpaid debts.
The 43-year-old son of the late footballer George Best founded a media company called Trouble to Triumph when he first appeared on CBB in 2015.
But according to the sunCalum appointed liquidators to close the bankrupt business in 2022.
Liquidators reportedly found an unpaid tax bill of £85,625, as well as a director’s loan of £48,971.
It was agreed, based on his financial situation, that Calum will pay only £60,000 of the £250,000 he is said to own, in monthly installments.
Former Celebrity Big Brother and Love Island star Calum Best has been revealed to have £250,000 in unpaid debts
The 43-year-old son of the late footballer George Best founded a media company called Trouble to Triumph when he first appeared on CBB in 2015 (pictured on Love Island).
The liquidators told the publication: ‘Following significant correspondence with the director, and taking into account his current financial means, a full and final settlement of £60,000 has been agreed.
Calum has made several appearances on major television shows including SAS: Who Dares Wins, Celebrity Love Island and Celebs Go Dating.
However, he previously said he hated starring in reality TV shows, saying in 2017: “I wouldn’t be doing reality TV if I didn’t have to… I do these things because I need to make a living.” .’
In January, Calum was cleared of sexually assaulting a British tourist at Wayne Lineker’s beach club in Ibiza.
The three trial judges ruled that Spanish prosecutors had not done enough to convince them that Calum had forced his alleged victim to put her hand down his shorts and penis, as he claimed in his court testimony.
They noted the lack of “external corroboration” of the version of events given by the tourist and asked why a friend who was with her at the time and a security guard whom she said she had asked for help were not called to testify.
Calum, the 2006 Celebrity Love Island winner who also starred in two series of Celebrity Big Brother, protested his innocence from the dock.
In an Instagram Stories message along with part of a news story confirming his acquittal, he wrote: “The truth prevails. I was acquitted and won my case. Thank you all for all your messages of support.”
According to The Sun, Calum appointed liquidators to close the bankrupt business in 2022
In an Instagram Stories message along with part of a news story confirming his acquittal, he wrote: “The truth prevails. I was acquitted and won my case. Thank you all for all your messages of support.”
He ended the emotional post, which was imposed over a scenic image of a lake and hills in the distance, with a heart emoji.
Calum, born in California and now based in the United Kingdom, was arrested on the night of April 22, 2022 after leaving the O Beach club in the Ibizan resort of San Antonio.
He was detained for approximately a day before being released, but was told that he would continue to be investigated.
He was charged after a lengthy closed-door investigation and told to appear for trial last Tuesday at the Provincial Court in Palma, the capital of Mallorca.
His accuser gave evidence via video link from the UK.
She claimed Calum, the current president of the Dorking Wanderers FC women’s team, sexually assaulted her by putting his hands down her shorts and penis after telling her: “I have something for you, close your eyes.”
Calum Best will be seen in court in January. It is understood that the decision of the three first instance judges to acquit him was unanimous.
The reality TV icon and son of legendary footballer George Best faced a prison sentence of up to three years if convicted.
Referring to the security guard she said she raised the alarm at the O Beach club, the tourist recalled: “He asked me if I was one of Wayne Lineker’s friends and when I said ‘yes’, he laughed, said this happens all the time. time and told me “I wasn’t going to call the police.”
Best’s defense lawyer, Jaime Campaner, told judges at his trial that they should acquit his client after the legendary former Manchester United star’s son took the defense stand to insist he had done nothing wrong. and that he had traveled to Mallorca “to clear his name.”
In their acquittal decision, the judges highlighted the lack of “external corroboration” of the tourist’s version of events, confirming that available CCTV footage offered no information to support her claims.