While some may consider it rude to talk about money, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has very candidly opened up about his finances. Laurence revealed that his formerly lavish lifestyle with 'first class trips to Barbados' and out of control spending were 'long gone' after getting to grips with his shopping addiction during lockdown. So basically, I’ve got to die at 81 or else I’m going to be in total Jane Austen penury. Laurence then joked that his wife Jackie said he was in a 'mid-life crisis' when he told her he was appearing in the show. 'I think everyone thought we would live fast and die young rather than live very, very slowly and die really quite old.'

Source: Daily Mail March 14, 2026 14:41 UTC