Phillip Schofield was heard joking under his breath: ‘Thank God for that!’ Could it be anything to do with the fact that Phil lost thousands when Gino’s fast-food chain of pasta bars collapsed with £5 million of debts in January?Phil owned 2,200 of the 119,000 shares in My Pasta Bars Ltd which served pasta ‘on the go’.
The collapse left 49 creditors out of pocket and owed more than £37,000 to staff in unpaid wages. I guess the pair should be congratulated for hiding any awkwardness when they appeared together on ITV’s flagship show!Mr D'Acampo, 45, is understood to earn around £2 million annually from television work, including hosting Family Fortunes and regular appearances on This Morning.
He is also a former winner of ITV's I'm A Celebrity. . . Get Me Out Of Here!. Back in January it was revealed the celebrity chef's chain owed £4,939,332 to 49 creditors, in addition to £113,975 to HMRC and £37,887 in staff wages, according to paperwork lodged with Companies House.
Accounts from the parent company show it had £1. 65m in investments, which includes £821,494 in property, The Sun reported. All three of the My Pasta Bars were located in London.
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