Jamie Laing has amassed a fortune from his TV work (Image: Photo by Alex B. Huckle/Getty Images)
Investor and reality TV sensation Jamie Laing has been a familiar face on our screens for quite some time. Born in Oxford, he attended Radley College before studying Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds.
He first graced our screens in 2011 on ‘s Made In Chelsea. In 2012, he co-founded Candy Kittens, a sweet manufacturing company, and said: “I could have never imagined the incredible journey we’ve been on with Candy Kittens, from our incredible team to the delicious vegan sweets… my five-year-old self would have been in heaven! “.
Jamie Laing, now 32, is perhaps best known for his debut on the second series of Made In Chelsea. Since then, he’s appeared on numerous other shows including Celebrity Hunted, The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off and Famous and Fighting Crime.
In 2018, he was a runner up on the 18th series of , which was won by comedian Bill Bailey and his partner Oti Mabuse.
Jamie Laing tied the knot with his Made in Chelsea co-star Sophie Habboo (Image: Getty)
He hosts two podcasts – Private Parts and 6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer (which also features former MIC star, Spencer Matthews).
Jamie’s net worth is estimated to be between £2 million and £7.2 million, thanks to his TV appearances and profits from Candy Kittens. But is Jamie Laing the heir to McVitie’s biscuits, as mentioned on the early episodes of Made in Chelsea?
Despite swirling rumours, some with a grain of truth, it’s been clarified that Jamie is not in line to inherit the McVitie’s fortune.
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As the great-great-grandson of Sir Alexander Grant 1st Baronet, the inventor of the classic McVitie’s digestive biscuit in 1892, Jamie has debunked the myths surrounding his legacy, stating: “I’m not heir to anything. People always talk about this; I don’t know where this has come from.”
Dismissing the erroneous claims, he continued with a candid revelation about his family’s past business dealings: “We sold the company a long time ago, but I don’t know where that money went. I haven’t seen any of it. It’s pretty upsetting. I’m hoping one day I find it. I don’t even get free biscuits.”