We’ll drink to that! The Clooneys see their fortune grow to £270m
We’ll drink to that! The Clooneys see their fortune grow to £270m as George is paid £31m to appear in Nespresso coffee adverts and Amal earns £2m as a human rights barrister
- George and Amal Clooney saw their wealth grow by £10million last year
- The Hollywood star, 58, was named as the world’s highest-paid actor
- Glamorous couple reportedly have a joint marital fortune of £270million
George and Amal Clooney saw their wealth grow by £10million last year after the Hollywood star was named as the world’s highest-paid actor.
The glamorous couple, who are friends with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, have a joint marital fortune of £270million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
Mr Clooney, 58, has been paid $40million (£31million) to appear in Nespresso coffee adverts around the world and made £173million from the sale of a tequila company he co-founded, Casamigos, in 2017.
Mrs Clooney, 41, has made an estimated £2million from her incredibly successful career as a human rights barrister.
George and Amal Clooney saw their wealth grow by £10million last year after the Hollywood star was named as the world’s highest-paid actor
Mrs Clooney gave birth to twins Ella and Alexander in 2017, and the couple have a Thameside home in Berkshire.
They were among a host of celebrities to appear in this year’s Rich List, led by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whose fortune totals £820million, and former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney at £750million.
Members of rock band Queen saw their fortunes rise after the Oscar-winning biopic Bohemian Rhapsody took almost £700million at the box office worldwide.
And Sir Elton John, 72, whose own biopic Rocketman is due to premiere at Cannes tomorrow, also saw his wealth increase by £20million to £320million.
David and Victoria Beckham’s joint fortune rose by £15million to £355million. Her fashion label has continued to make a loss but has been valued at £100million.
Topshop tycoon Green no longer a billionaire
No billionaire: Sir Philip Green with Kate Moss
Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green has lost more than £1billion in the last year and is no longer a billionaire, it was claimed yesterday.
The High Street mogul and his wife Tina were worth an estimated £2billion in 2018, but lost £1.05billion in just 12 months, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
It estimated his wealth at £950million – the first time since 2001 that he has not been among Britain’s billionaires.
The couple’s Arcadia retail empire, which includes Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton, was described as ‘worthless’ in the report after a series of financial setbacks. Sir Philip, 67, sold BHS for £1 in 2015 – a year before it collapsed, leaving its 11,000 employees without work and 19,000 former workers facing a £571million pension deficit.
Sir Philip will pay £363million towards the deficit but Arcadia, which employs about 19,000 people, is also facing a pension black hole and expected store closures.
He has also been accused of sexual harassment and bullying, which he denies. There were calls for him to be stripped of his knighthood after it was revealed he had used non-disclosure agreements to gag former employees. Arcadia did not respond to a request for comment.
Dyson cleans up with an extra £3.1bn
Couple: Sir James and Deidre
Inventor Sir James Dyson saw his personal fortune grow by £3.1billion in the last year to £12.6billion.
The Brexit supporter was ranked as the fifth richest person in Britain, but he has announced his corporate headquarters will relocate from Wiltshire to Singapore.
The 72-year-old argued for a No Deal split from Europe but said his company needed to be closer to its fastest growing markets in the Far East. Dyson is expected to open a car plant there to make a new electric car as part of a £1billion investment
But the company stressed it will still be investing money in its British bases. A spokesman announced in January that the company would be spending £200million in new buildings and testing facilities in Hullavington, Wiltshire, and £44million in refreshing office space and adding new laboratories in Malmesbury.
It will also be investing £31million for the young undergraduates at its university on the same site. Sir James’s business empire was valued at £11billion in the Sunday Times Rich List but he also owns 25,000 acres, which makes him a bigger landowner in England than the Queen.
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