Noel Edmonds’ biggest scandals - Holly Willoughby feud, cancer conspiracy and show death

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I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star Noel Edmonds.The star, who is best known for shows like Deal Or No Deal, Noel’s House Party and Top of the Pops, most recently faced outrage from fans when he suggested “negative attitudes” can cause cancer while appearing on This Morning.Noel was also accused of fleeing to New Zealand in 2020 to avoid paying £1million of alleged debt to creditor Arron Banks, as well as being involved in a fraud case against Lloyds Bank.To commemorate the anniversary of the airing of the last ever episode of Noel’s House Party, Daily Star takes a look back at the star’s biggest controversies across his incredible career.In 2019, Noel had his Unique Group business “destroyed” as part of a fraud scam involving Lloyds Bank - and went on to agree a compensation deal with the banking giant.The Reading branch of HBOS, which was subsequently purchased by Lloyds, saw corrupt staff members jailed in 2017 for a £245million loan scam between 2003 and 2007, which saw several businesses destroyed.Lloyds rescued the failing HBOS during the financial crisis, with the fraud looming over them.The case later revealed that workers spent profits on high-end sex workers and luxury holidays.And Edmonds was one of the victims of the scam, and admitted he even considered taking his own life as a result of his tough financial situation.Noel sought compensation of more than £60million in the case, which was later settled out of court, with Lloyds apologising for the “distress” he suffered while keeping details of the settlement private.The Daily Mail estimated Noel received £5million in the settlement.A statement from the case read: “Mr Edmonds and Lloyds Banking Group have reached an agreement in their dispute.”However,.