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Coronation Street star admits to going bankrupt despite earning £100k at 16


Actor Ryan Thomas, who played Jason Grimshaw on ITV's Coronation Street, has opened up about his financial woes, including going bankrupt despite making £100K on the soap.

Ryan Thomas, who played Jason Grimshaw on Coronation Street from 2000 to 2016, has candidly discussed his financial struggles during and after his time on the soap. The actor, who has also appeared on several reality TV shows post-Corrie, confessed in a recent interview that he didn't have a good financial role model growing up, which affected him later down the line. Delving deeper into his financial troubles, Ryan revealed that he filed for bankruptcy in 2013 after making £100K on the soap as a teenager due to an unpaid tax bill, which he attributes to sheer negligence.

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