‘I’m so stressed,’ says Love Island legend as he reveals cash crisis that’s left him unable to pay his tax bill
LOVE Island legend Michael Griffiths has admitted he was left penniless and unable to pay his tax bill after a major cash crisis.
The TV hunk confirmed that issues with his bank, Starling Bank, had left him unable to access any funds after they restricted four of his banking accounts.
Michael spoke at length on his Snapchat account as he confirmed that the stress of his financial issues had left him with “no appetite” as he explained what had been consuming him over the past few weeks and forced him to take a break from social media.
In the video clip, the reality TV star revealed that Starling Bank had restricted him access to four of his banking accounts.
Michael told how he had three business accounts with them as well as his main personal account which held his finances.
Seemingly without explanation, he claimed the bank had denied him access to his accounts which the star admitted left him with exactly “0 pence”.
Detailing his “stressful” turmoil, the Love Island star said: “They did not give me any reason as to why they restricted my account and they still haven’t.
“They have since said they will send me a cheque with all the money that was in my accounts.
“I’ve been so stressed, when I say that I’ve had no money – I literally mean zero pounds and zero pence because I have not had the bank so I haven’t been able to do anything.”
Revealing that he issued a complaint straight to the bank, Michael confessed that he had been forced to close his accounts with the bank in a bid to avoid any further disruptive issues.
The star told how his only correspondence from Starling Bank saw a staff member admit they had “no reason” to restrict his account.
He was offered £300 in compensation for the seeming error.
Fuming at what he had been offered, the TV star said: “They have just cost me work, money, everything – [the closure has] affected my credit score, credit rating and they want to give me £300?
“I am going to take this further and I am going to bill them for every day that my account was restricted and then every day it has taken for me to get my money back.
“I am going to bill it appropriately and yeah, that is why I have been stressed.”
Furthermore, he went on to detail how his business account with money coming “in and out” had been affected and left him unable to pay his tax bill.
He continued: “When you are running a business and you have funds going in and out daily and you need to think about paying tax, which, by the way, they are screwing me on as I need to pay tax this month and I can’t.
“That can ruin your business, it really can.”
Michael confirmed he had gone on to open new bank accounts with another branch in a bid to avoid any more issues with Starling Bank.
Michael, a former firefighter from Liverpool, has been raking in the cash since his stint on Love Island‘s most popular series in 2019.
He is understood to own several properties, which he has showed off on social media, as well as earning plentiful amounts through a variety of social media partnerships and modelling endeavours.
Starling Bank declined to comment when contacted by The Sun.
