Coronation Street's Bill Roache 'doing fine' as he faces bankruptcy over £546k tax bill
19.02.2024 - 10:45
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Coronation Street star Bill Roache is said to be "doing fine" despite facing a huge 'bankruptcy' bill. The 91-year-old actor is at risk of a second bankruptcy due to a reported debt of £588,015.18 owed to the taxman.
Despite earning a reported £250,000 salary, court documents show he has only paid back £41,666.65 so far. Bill, famed for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap, is due to attend a court hearing next month, the Mirror reports.
Bill's friends from his spiritual group, Stride for Truth, are fully supporting him. The group, which aims for world peace and enlightenment, meets in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Their website promotes living a happy life with less and their ultimate goal is to create a new world order based on love and truth.
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Stride for Truth's website says it can help teach people about "living a full and happy life with less". And on Facebook, it declares: "The ultimate vision and plan is true and everlasting world peace. A new world order shall be established and a new collective consciousness created."
"This new order and new Earth will be love centric. Strength shall return to the human heart and no longer shall lies, deceit, greed and wickedness thrive. The truth shall set us free."
HMRC said it does not comment on individual cases, but the Mirror reported at the end of last month that despite being thought to be one of the highest-paid members of the cast, earning around £250,000 a year, Bill was facing bankruptcy for a second time.
A spokesperson said at the time: "We take a