A former bus inspector has spent £10,000 of his redundancy money on Elvis Presley outfits and singing lessons to fulfil his dream of becoming an Elvis impersonator. David Black, 52, decided to leave a life on the buses to pursue his dream after becoming miserable during the Covid pandemic and then being offered voluntary redundancy.
His ticket out of working with the travel company Arriva came in the form of a substantial redundancy package. After leaving his job as a bus inspector in 2021 he used the money to invest in his business as an impersonator of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
Though he hasn't yet made back the £10k from his impersonator work, he says he's happier than ever and never going to quit. David said: "I've wanted to be a performer since the age of 10.
