Fresh from being crowned King of the Jungle last year on I’m a Celebrity, Morgan Burtwistle, better known to millions as 'Angry Ginge’, has been enjoying his dramatic change in fortunes since ascending to TV royalty.
The 24-year-old sensation and Twitch streamer has moved into a jaw-dropping luxury mansion in the sought-after footballers’ paradise of Bowdon in Altrincham, Cheshire.
Sources say Angry Ginge, who grew to prominence live-streaming himself shouting while watching videos and football games for more than 10 hours a day (hence the moniker), is renting a sprawling six-bedroom property for a staggering £20,000 a week.
The lavish pad, worth around £3.2million, sits in one of Cheshire’s most exclusive enclaves, a favourite haunt for footballers and television stars looking for privacy and prestige near Manchester.
A huge Manchester United fan, the boy from Salford now has the likes of Marcus Rashford, and on his doorstep, while United’s training ground, Carrington, is less than ten miles up the road.
And it’s not just football’s elite that live close by: actor and super-influencer Molly Mae have made Cheshire their home – and it’s not hard to see why.
Set among other sprawling estates, Ginge’s mansion, spanning over four floors and featuring bespoke Italian fitted furniture alongside cutting-edge home technology, is the definition of luxury living.
Inside, there are three reception rooms, a gym, steam room and sauna, along with a bar, wine cellar, games room and even a private cinema.
Sources say Angry Ginge, real name Morgan Burtwistle, is renting a sprawling six-bedroom property for a staggering £20,000 a week
The lavish pad, worth around £3.2million, sits in one of Cheshire’s most exclusive enclaves, a favourite haunt for Premier League footballers and television stars
In other words, everything a newly crowned millionaire and TV sensation could want.
But this lavish lifestyle is a world away from the modest upbringing that shaped him.
Ginge, who grew up in a single-parent household on a council estate in Eccles, Salford, has spoken openly about the financial difficulties his family faced when he was younger.
His mother, Michelle, struggled to look after him and his sister, Tasha, with her salary of just £12,500 a year working in a residential care home alongside shifts in a school kitchen and cleaning work.
At one point, the family were finding it hard to pay the mortgage on their home. Determined to ease the burden, Ginge offered to move out at just 18 to live with his grandmother.
The budding streamer later rented what he once described as a ‘s***hole’ flat for £350 a month, a grim apartment plagued by mould, peeling wallpaper and a bathroom with no working shower. The front door didn’t even have a handle.
His first stream in 2020, when he was 19, attracted a peak of just 40 viewers and earned him a grand total of £12.44.
But the gamble paid off.
His mother, Michelle, struggled to look after Ginge and his sister, Tasha, with her salary of just £12,500 a year (pictured: Michelle and a young Ginge)
As Ginge became more consistent with his content, the streamer quickly gained 1.5 million followers on the site.
Through his wildly popular YouTube channel (now with more than one million subscribers) and streaming career, supercharged by his appearance on I’m a Celebrity...! Ginge has transformed himself into one of Britain’s most successful online creators.
And the star is clearly thinking long-term about his wealth.
Last December, he quietly snapped up another £420,000 property in the market town of Tyldesley after completing the purchase through a Manchester estate agent. Friends believe that the house will now be rented out as part of his growing property portfolio under his company name Ginge Properties.
In fact, the savvy online personality already appears to be building a mini empire, signalling that the boy from Salford isn’t just spending his money – he’s investing it too.
The stars being targeted by AI-generated videos
The dark world of celebrity-endorsed weight loss adverts has taken another exploitative turn, and this time, it’s the stars themselves that are being manipulated.
TV presenter Ashley James has spoken out in fury after discovering a disturbingly convincing AI-generated video of herself promoting weight-loss pills online.
The deepfake clip, she says, uses her face, voice and body so seamlessly that even she had to double-take.
Worse still, the video sees her perched on the familiar This Morning sofa alongside Ben Shephard in a setting clearly designed to lull viewers into a false sense of trust.
James, who has long opposed ‘diet culture’ and championed ‘body positivity’, said she is ‘so angry’ that her identity had been hijacked to ‘flog weight loss’.
The mother of two reiterated that she would never promote messaging that pressures women to ‘shrink themselves’.
And she’s not alone. TV doctor Amir Khan has also been targeted, revealing that a cancer patient contacted him after seeing a fake video of the doctor promoting bogus prostate treatments.
Despite repeated attempts to have the content removed, the clips persist.
It’s a chilling escalation of a scamming trend affecting many in the public eye – and a reminder that online appearances can be deceiving.
Lifestyle influencer discloses eye-popping earnings
Have you ever scrolled past a perfectly filmed ‘day in the life’ vlog on social media and wondered how much that influencer must be making to afford the flawless car, wardrobe fit to burst and daily Pilates classes?
Well, now all has been revealed. London lifestyle influencer Jess Cheng has pulled back the curtain on her finances, and the numbers might make you blink twice.
Jess Cheng, who has 35,800 followers on Instagram, has pulled back the curtain on her finances (picture posted on her Instagram account)
The 34-year-old revealed she rakes in a staggering £30,000 in a single month, marking the highest earnings of her career so far. Not bad for someone who only went full-time with content creation last year.
Cheng’s income is fuelled largely by brand partnerships, with the likes of Three UK, SHEBA and TK Maxx all paying her for her carefully curated aesthetic and loyal following.
The creator’s candid disclosure offers a rare glimpse into an industry that thrives on illusion and proves that, for some at least, the influencer gold rush is far from over.
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One glimpse at any red carpet right now and a glaring detail is hard to ignore: the return of alarmingly thin silhouettes.
In an industry that spent the last decade loudly championing inclusivity, the pendulum appears to be swinging back among celebrities – and not in a healthy direction.
This striking shift, seen across award shows and fashion weeks this year, was addressed by model Adwoa Aboah at a recent London talk I attended celebrating her new collaboration with Topshop.
Adwoa Aboah addressed the concerning return of thin silhouettes on the red carpet
In a refreshingly candid moment, Aboah reflected on her own relationship with body image, particularly in the wake of becoming a mother.
Before having her daughter, she admitted, she ‘wasted so much time’ consumed by destructive thoughts about her body.
Now, her perspective has fundamentally changed into a practice of self-kindness to model a healthier mindset for the next generation.
But her comments didn’t stop at the personal. Aboah acknowledged this wider regression within fashion, noting that the industry is not currently in an inclusive place.
Instead, she suggested it mirrors a broader cultural unease and reflects ‘how backwards it all feels’ – at least someone is saying it!
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I’m incredibly fond of the Love Islander Samie Elishi, every encounter I’ve had with her has been warm, easy and entirely charming.
So when she walked away with the crown on Love Island All Stars series last month with Ciaran Davies, I thought it was well deserved.
Which is why this latest twist feels, well, just off.
Because just three weeks after that glossy, loved-up finale, Samie and Ciaran have called it quits. Just three weeks!
In the grand tradition of post-villa romances, most couples at least attempt to give it a respectable run, even if only for the joint appearances, brand deals and soppy Instagram love declarations.
Love Islander Samie Elishi has called it quits with Ciaran Davies after just three weeks
It does make you wonder what was really going on behind the scenes.
When I caught up with Samie at the BRIT Awards last month, she was already talking about using her £25,000 prize money (her half of the £50,000 pot) as a deposit on her own home.
Sensible? Yes. But it sounded, even then, like someone already making solo plans.
There’s a new name securing its way into the UK fashion scene and if you haven’t clocked it yet, you probably will soon.
Garage has landed with all the subtlety of a neon billboard, and its aggressively pink, high-gloss branding is suddenly everywhere.
Fresh from the US, the cult Canadian brand is gearing up to open flagship stores on Oxford Street and at Bluewater in Kent, but it’s the marketing campaign that’s really turning heads.
Canadian brand Garage's aggressively pink, high-gloss branding is suddenly everywhere
The streetwear brand appears to be throwing serious money at its UK launch, snapping up a roster of reality TV names including Love Islanders Grace Jackson, Shakira Khan and Megan Forte Clarke.
And it’s not stopping there.
A lavish launch party is set for tonight, with whispers of a guest list packed with influencers, tastemakers and anyone with a decent following.
The buzz has reached fever pitch behind the scenes with sources saying influencers are now clamouring to work with the brand, keen to be part of the building momentum and hot pink press blitz.
Manchester’s influencer hotspot, Fenix, has quickly become the Instagram playground of the city since its opening in 2023, regularly hosting celebrities such as Molly-Mae Hague and Lennon Gallagher (son of Oasis legend Liam).
But for those of us missing out in London, the wildly popular Mykonos-inspired restaurant is now moving south and opening in the capital this week – with a huge party marking the occasion.
The first establishment proved such a hit – no doubt because of its aesthetically pleasing Greek-inspired interior – that Manchester brothers Adam and Drew Jones had to open another.
Sources are telling me it’s already inundated with bookings and hiring out requests, so expect to see it all over your Instagram.
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