Former TV presenter declared bankrupt - Gail Porter

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Former TV presenter declared bankrupt - Gail Porter

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 28th January 2017 15:12

A TV celebrity who has battled with bipolar disorder and anorexia among a series of health problems, has been declared bankrupt. Gail Porter, 45, has racked up more than £100,000 in tax debts owed to HMRC – which has now called in the debt. Porter gained popularity in the 1990s after presenting Top of the Pops and The Big Breakfast – both household staples of television at the time that are no longer broadcast. In recent years she appeared as an entertainment pundit for Channel 5 and endured a stint on the channel’s Celebrity Big Brother. Since her heyday as a presenter, the former TV presenter has suffered a string of mental and physical health illnesses during the past two decades. She has battled with aneroxia, post-natal depression and been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She also suffers from alopecia, which left her bald and impacted her career. After a breakdown in 2011, she was sectioned in the psychiatric unit at The Royal Free Hospital for 17 days under the Mental Health Act.....Read more here