A millionaire television star on ITV’s Undercover Big Boss has splashed the cash on a Cornish holiday park.
Alfie Best is an investment savvy TV personality and millionaire businessman with 93 parks. The latest addition to his already impressive portfolio is a holiday park costing a whopping £3.5 million.
Alfie founded Wyldecrest Parks in 2001 which has expanded over two decades to become the biggest operator of residential static home parks in Europe.
As reported by CornwallLive, Best - who has been billed as Britain's wealthiest Gypsy - recently bought Tremarle Park, a residential development situated on the outskirts of Camborne town centre.
Speaking to CornwallLive, the Sunday Times Rich List entrepreneur shared his passion for parks as a means for change.
He said: "I believe this sector is a global solution to affordable housing.
“It might not be financially viable for the Government but this could really make such a difference for people.
"It's gone beyond financial gain for me now, we have 16,000 residents across the UK, but that's not a statistic that's 16,000 lives and people we are responsible for."
He added: "I get criticised for being a Gypsy, but it's something I'm proud of. My parents gave us a great life despite our financial situation and I want other people to have that same opportunity to provide for their families."
Speaking on his new acquisition in Cornwall, he said: "I understand why people are wary of the outsider, but I want this to be looked as an opportunity for improvement.
“I want to create new jobs and homes for people and the best way to do that is invest."
Alfie starred in ITV's Undercover Big Boss last year after the show was rebooted in the traditional format.
In the episode he feels like he’s lost touch with the day-to-day running of his business, so he shaves his head, sticks an earring on and transforms into drainage engineer William, supposedly filming a documentary about looking for a new job.
In the episode - that is available to watch on ITV Hub here - he deals with drainage systems, shadowing a salesman and pouring pints, all in the hopes to learn more about the ins and outs of his company.
When asked about the experience, Alfie said: "We've got it wrong along the way, that's apparent but our failures make us better and our successes have kept us going.
"I'd love to do it again in a few years time and see how much has changed."
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