Big Brother's Anthony Hutton blew all of his money and moved in with nan five years after show win
Anthony Hutton banked £50,000 after winning Big Brother in 2005, and went on to make £200,000 from a lucrative magazine deal.
Big Brother champion Anthony Hutton blew all of his money and moved back in with his nan within five years of winning the show.
The 44-year-old reality TV star bagged £50,000 after his victory on the 2005 series of the Channel 4 social experiment show, and then made £200,000 from a lucrative magazine deal.
Anthony shared a photo of himself gracing a showbiz magazine on Instagram on Wednesday (04.03.26) and captioned it: "I got £200,000 for this OK Magazine photoshoot.
"5 years later, I’d missed 5 mortgage payments on my house and ended up back at my Grandma’s in my old bedroom.
"At this point, I was in my late 20’s, no job, no direction. Feeling like a complete loser how did I manage to mess up so bad from having so much fame and money?
"Ego, pride, paranoid of what people would think of me as my identity was I’ve won big brother. (sic)"
Anthony - who did not win the original £100,000 jackpot on Big Brother because runner-up Eugene Sully, 48, agreed to an offer of £50,000 days before the final - said his "self worth" was "completely gone in my late 20s".
The star - who is no longer in showbiz - continued: "All of the above left me feeling thoughts of I just wish I wasn’t here because my life felt so s***. (sic)"
Anthony - who is now a barber - described the nightmare situation as a "sink or swim" moment, and he credited his family for getting him back on his feet.
He said: "I choose to swim, but I think I was very lucky, I had a solid loving family who got me out the s***, I had life long school friends, I’ve always had a fighting spirt and something had to change and I chose swim.
"My change was I had to cut people out of my life so I moved to a town where I new nobody. I had to house share as that’s all I could afford, I just needed a fresh start, I needed some direction and needed a job.
"2 years later I’d set up my own business which I had for 10 years and I’d met my girlfriend who’s now my wife and mother to my 3 beautiful children. (sic)"
Anthony - who has sons Cruz and Xander, and daughter Shiloh, with his spouse, Sophie Crosby - turned his "mess into my message" with the Never Throw In The Towel Project.
His non-profit organisation aims to help individuals understand mental health problems, including anxiety, depression and stress.
And Anthony has encouraged those struggling not to give up.
He said: "If things are bad, if you are struggling and things are dark, don’t give up, just keep going and you will eventually see light I promise.
"I know this because I’ve lived it, I’ve lived a lot and got so many stories, I love sharing the ones that I think can help people, helping people feels awesome it’s a beautiful currency where you both get paid.
"As always a tribute to my dear grandma 'keep on living' (sic)."
