‘Suddenly I was earning a lot less’ says Adrian Chiles as he reveals after TV axe work ‘suddenly stopped’ after 20 years

Adrian Chiles has opened up connected however being axed from a TV amusement meant enactment ‘suddenly dried up’ aft a 20 twelvemonth career, admitting ‘suddenly I was earning a batch less.’

He presented Match of the Day 2 and co-presented the One Show until 2010 erstwhile helium signed with ITV Sport. However, erstwhile ITV terminated his declaration successful 2015, his finances began to spiral downward.

He besides revealed that helium struggled with a conflict with booze and anxiousness aft being axed from the ITV meal amusement Daybreak successful 2011.

In an interrogation with The Guardian, the Radio 5, presenter said:

“The ups and downs with my income person been stressful implicit the years, but I’ve ever been rather cautious with money.

"I ne'er spent much than I had.

"When I joined ITV, I started earning a batch of money, which was weird.

"Then things went the different way, and suddenly, I was earning a batch less.

But helium besides confesses that helium remains "relatively good disconnected by anybody’s standards."

“There was a infinitesimal erstwhile I was earning more, and I bought a flat…

I sat astatine this immense bloody array and thought: What americium I doing?

"What madness is this?

It was a existent infinitesimal of realisation for me. I didn’t regret buying the flat, but I tried to bargain little worldly aft that.”

He concluded: "The much you have, the much you spend. If I won the lottery, I’d astir apt walk it each connected an advertisement run saying: Buy Less Stuff.”

When helium does splurge, helium says that the astir frivolous happening helium bought precocious was a compass for his car dashboard.

"Suddenly, I wanted to cognize which absorption I was driving in.”

Adrian has hosted BBC One's satirical quality quiz, Have I Got News for You. He has besides presented Working Lunch and The Money Programme, Panorama, assorted documentaries, and The Apprentice, which is called The Apprentice Your Fired.

He besides appeared connected a Strictly Come Dancing Christmas peculiar successful 2021.

Adrian presents the Radio 5 weekday mid-morning amusement each Thursday and Friday from 10am to 1pm.