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Susan Clark

Carpets, horses and perfume: How Boy George and other big names spent first pay cheques

It's good karma that I’m A Celeb is rolling out the red carpet for Boy George and paying him about $1million. Because the Culture Club singer’s first big pay cheque went on buying an Axminster for his mum, Dinah.

The 61-year-old star, worth at least £40m, wanted to replace the carpet he accidentally ruined with paint when he was 17 during a row with his brother.

A source said: “He threw a sealed tin of paint at his brother but it hit the floor and cracked open.

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