Liquid Assets. (BBC3 on BBC1)

Vorige week Elthon John (die soms een miljoentje aan ponden per maand uitgaf), de week daarvoor de Beckhams met hun ietwat ridicule financiele uitspattingen, vanavond is Bono Fox aan de beurt.

Iedereen komt aan het woord, van kappers tot kledingmakers, met als slotronde hun actuele kapitaal in welke ondertussen in de aflevering cummulatief wordt bijgehouden in ponden.

Helaas nog maar 4 afleveringen: vanavond Bono dus, morgen David Bowie en maar liefst twee (!) over P. Diddy op 9 en 15 maart.

Must see.

De vorige afleveringen worden herhaald, alleen @ random, ff opletten dus.

Over Bono:

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We've got the short and sweet stats of the big money (earned and spent) by our lush celebs uncovered by the finance fiends from Liquid Assets. Bono is the latest to reveal his figures... which are quite handsome for a strong-minded singer from Dublin.

We reckon Bono can bank on a personal fortune totalling around £108 million - having earned around £26m of it from U2's songs. And that's despite splitting all profits not four, but five ways - with all band members and manager Paul McGuinness.

Because artists in Ireland are exempt from paying tax on royalties or artistic incomes, Bono's saved millions of pounds over the years. The band's royalty rate is believed to be 28% making them one of the highest earning acts in pop history.

Touring has helped increase the tally:

Gigging world-wide in the 90s = £210m
Record sales = £200m
Songwriting royalties = £200m

And the band's still going strong - U2 earned around £5m from performance royalties last year alone.

Bono has made a few investments in property:

Apartment in Atlanta worth £2.5m
20-room house in Ireland worth £2.5m

He co-owns a house in France as well as a hotel in Dublin with The Edge but the hotel has recently reported accumulated losses of £4.5 million. In spite of this, Bono can still claim an overall bricks and mortar wealth of £7 million.

Touring doesn't come cheap for the gang - the stage show is often well worth an evening with U2. But to get there the boys have gotten used to travelling by private jet. To buy this would cost £35m, to rent it would cost £20k a day plus another £3k for every hour it flies.

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We've got the short and sweet stats of the big money (earned and spent) by our lush celebs uncovered by the finance fiends from Liquid Assets. Bowie's not far behind the leaders with his lengthy recording career, but he's had his share of spending sprees...

With his recording and business interests, Bowie's assets add up to over £240m. Take away his loan repayments, something for tax and his house-keeping expenses and you get his Liquid Assets total of, a still impressive, £150m.

Britain's original star man has made his money through record deals and by selling 120m albums. But he's also spent heavily living an extravagant rockstar lifestyle:

One room service account while touring in the 70s = £10,000
Debts in mid-70s = almost £400,000
Settlement for divorce from Angie in 1980 = £500,000

But he kept his career going and in the early 80s Bowie's greatest commercial album sold 6m copies, making him a nice £2m by 1984.

Touring has also been a good little earner for David:

The Glass Spider Tour = £15m
Serious Moonlight = £10m
Sound and Vision Tour = £10m

Including other gigs his tour total comes to an impressive £45m.

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We've got the short and sweet stats of the big money (earned and spent) by our lush celebs uncovered by the finance fiends from Liquid Assets. Posh and Becks are far from struggling... but are they far from reality with their spending?

David is definitely the family breadwinner - his wealth is estimated at £35 million. He's reckoned to have earned £15 million in the last few years from sponsorship alone. That includes:

Police sunglasses = £1m per year
Adidas = £2m
Pepsi = £1m
Rage software = £1m
M&S = £2m
Vodafone = £2m
updated biography = £2m

The couple have made an estimated £3.5m in magazine deals alone.

Posh's liquid assets are estimated at £28m. Much of her personal wealth comes from her days as a Spice girl. Merchandising, sponsorship and the film Spiceworld meant Victoria took home an estimated £3m. At their peak the Spice Girls earned her almost £9m in song writing royalties.

Posh and Becks' combined wealth is estimated at around £48 million.

Spend it like Beckam? Now let's see what the unofficial royal couple likes to luxuriate in:

David's cars = £800k
Beckingham Palace = £2.5m
Security system for humble abode = £300k
Home recording studio = £100k
Brooklyn's first birthday party = £10k
Brooklyn's nursery = £20k

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We've got the short and sweet stats of the big money (earned and spent) by our lush celebs uncovered by the finance fiends from Liquid Assets. The man who's renowned for big glasses and impulsive buying opened the accounts for us to look at...

Elton has accumulated a sizeable amount over a lengthy and successful recording career... resulting in a personal fortune of £305 million!

So how did he do it? Lets look at the music side of things first:

30 years touring= £300m
Record sales = £200m
Record deals = £280m

Elton's back catalogues's a nice little earner too. His income's set to rise £7m a year thanks to those sad, sad songs.

The five homes scattered across the globe add a nice, cosy £12 million to his total. Do stop by when you're in town:

Apartment in Atlanta= £1.5m
Windsor mansion = £5m
House in Nice = £3.5m
Apartment in Venice= £1.2m
London pad= £1m

So how does he spend it? Very well, aparently. He loves flowers, he adores Versace and when it comes to music... he's been known to spend thousands at a time on CD's, buying multiple copies for his multiple homes.

And you can forget the mad wigs of yesteryear, hair transplant surgeon Bessam Fargo estimates Elton spends between £5-£7k on hairpieces plus around £1k on maintenance costs (?!). Which totals around £60-£80k over a ten-year period.

Elton also likes his cars - at one point he owned a mere 200. Art? But of course - he has over 1,000 glass sculptures in his collection which, in its entirety, is worth £25 million.

The credit card bills are likely his worst fear - in one 20-month period he racked up £40m, making his average bill a quarter of a million pounds. Aw, but he is kind to friends - he once bought Kiki Dee a ring worth £15k just because she was feeling a bit low (gee, mum just makes me a cuppa).

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In de avond/nacht zo rond de 00:45, 60 minuten per aflevering.

_{PS: de uitzendschema's zijn wat chaotisch geplanned, ff goed in de gaten houden.}

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Op zaterdag 8 maart 2003 00:47 schreef yvonne het volgende:
Leuk topic

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Oasis's Millions looks behind the headlines to discover how the brains and brawn behind Oasis made their fortune. The programme charts the brothers' glory story from a grey and dingy suburb of Manchester to the star-studded leafy avenues of Primrose Hill.

Simon Sharman blows apart the myth that Alan McGee signed Oasis and secures the first ever interview with the man who did, he gets access to sleeve designs the battling brothers of Britpop didn't want people to see and finds out who the Gallaghers have let down in their dogged quest for fame and fortune. Sharman also works out just how much their notoriously bad behaviour and legendary 'borrowing' of other artists material, has actually cost them.

With a cast list including Mani from the Stone Roses, Clint Boon from the Inspiral Carpets, Terry Christian and Wayne Hemmingway, the programme shows when and where the Gallaghers made their millions and discovers that it has not all been squandered on dentist bills.

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Op zaterdag 8 maart 2003 00:50 schreef RemCow het volgende:
Hmm, ik zal es kijken!!

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Max Flint investigates the money trail of Jeffrey Archer, the man who likes to tell stories. The journey takes us to Bangkok to meet his right hand man who laundered millions of pounds, and to Canada where Jeffrey lost everything in an elaborate scam.

This investigation uncovers how a string of tall stories got him into high office at Westminster, but landed him in a prison cell for perjury. Politician, fundraiser, art dealer, property investor, and international best selling author, Jeffrey is worth millions.

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Liquid Assets is back for another snoop into the handbags and credit accounts of those you knew were rich but... how rich? This series investigates the bank balances and financial careers of Robbie Williams, Prince, Oasis, George Michael, Whitney Houston, Madonna and Jeffrey Archer.

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Op maandag 21 juli 2003 18:11 schreef BlaatschaaP het volgende:
Even voor de duidelijkheid: Die o moet dus een on worden?

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This investigation uncovers how a string of tall stories got him into high office at Westminster, but landed him in a prison cell for perjury. Politician, fundraiser, art dealer, property investor, and international best selling author, Jeffrey is worth millions.

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The Material Girl is paid another visit, with brand new footage and unseen interviews from those in the know in Madonna's life.

Her movie earnings come under scrutiny, with presenter Max Flint paying a visit to the organisers of the Razzies - the alternative to the Oscars - who reveal how she won nine awards in their history and three this year, after her panned performance in Swept Away and the Bond movie Die Another Day.

Liquid Assets stays on the trail of Guy Ritchie's Swept Away (which went straight to DVD in this country), and meets the Production Manager in Malta, where the film was shot, to find out just how Diva-like was the icon of pop on set. Max Flint also talks to her first business manager, who reveals how Madonna used to give him just 60 seconds to speak to her on the phone, and how they parted company after 15 years.

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Liquid Assets uncovers the money trail that tells the remarkable story of the shy chubby boy who grew up to be a pop pin-up and one of the most successful male solo artists of all time. Club Tropicana drinks may be free, but George Michael's lifestyle is definitely not - on the shopping list is a £17K haircut a £1million pop video and John Lennon's piano costing nearly £1.5 million!

We chart the rise of Wham! the biggest band of the 80s and reveal how his decision to kill off the pop-star image he created, landed him one of the most expensive court cases in showbiz. Across the Atlantic we talk exclusively to the Judge who fined him after he was caught with his trousers down and reveal what his public coming out did for his career and his relationship with America, the biggest music buying market in the world. George Michael's Millions is a story of hedonism, power, sex and a money making machine on which George Michael himself pulled the plug!

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Lifting the lid on Whitney Houston's finances. The most successful female recording artist ever, she's amassed a huge personal fortune, but how did she do it?

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Om 00:35 dus.

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Op dinsdag 12 augustus 2003 00:41 schreef SunChaser het volgende:

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Opzetten gaat.

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Op dinsdag 12 augustus 2003 01:05 schreef SunChaser het volgende:

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Altijd leuk, Dolly Parton!

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Op dinsdag 12 augustus 2003 01:42 schreef Cynix ® het volgende:
maar de docu was zeker de moeite waard.

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Die hele serie is zo opgebouwd, ik kon me - nogmaals - echt niet voorstellen dat ik de enige was die dergelijke documantaires op prijs zou stellen.

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Op dinsdag 12 augustus 2003 01:51 schreef SunChaser het volgende:

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Als die ex van jou het eind jaren tachtig heeft opgestuurd moet het het origineel van Dolly Parton zijn geweest. Whitney had er namelijk pas een hit mee eind 1992 begin 1993.

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Ik woonde toen in Dordrecht en dat was toch echt tot 1988.

Dan was het een ander nummer.

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Op dinsdag 12 augustus 2003 01:59 schreef SunChaser het volgende:

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Een van deze?

Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston (1987)

Of deze: On My Own - Patti Labelle & Michael Mcdonald (1986)

Staat vast wel hiertussen.
http://www.eightyeightynine.com/music/top40-4.html

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Saving All My Love For You.

of:

The Greatest Love Of All.

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Op dinsdag 12 augustus 2003 02:08 schreef SunChaser het volgende:

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Beide liedjes zijn qua haar liefde waarschijnlijk inmiddels verjaard

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Ik kan momenteel niet in R&P posten nl.

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For the first time, Liquid Assets gets behind the man who fell to earth to reveal unpublished photographs of pre-Ziggy Bowie, a rare screening of one of pop's first videos, and an exclusive chat with Angie Bowie about life behind the scenes with David.

Using financial investigators Liquid Assets uncovers the finances of one of the most inspirational rock stars of the last century. Britain's original star man has sold 120 million albums, inspired generations of bands and hairstyles and has shocked, rocked and rolled in to the history books. But he faced bankruptcy and it was only his astute business sense which got him back on top. From the laughing gnome to designing wallpaper, Bowie's been brave enough to go where no other star has gone before!

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Liquid Assets uncovers the truth behind Prince - a miniature legend who seemingly lives to make music. From humble beginnings to Paisley Park extravagance, presenter Max Flint goes on a journey in temperatures of minus twenty degrees centigrade to the place where Prince grew up and tells the story of Prince's Millions, and more importantly his ability to spend them.

The programme explores Prince's homes, from rags to riches, and uncovers the truth behind Warner's dealings with the symbol, plus the musician's ex-manager talks exclusively for the first time about Prince and his unusual career.

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Op dinsdag 26 augustus 2003 16:41 schreef A.l.e.x het volgende:

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Tja, dat kan kan dat programma natuurlijk nooit helemaal precies weten

Las laatst dat het magazine Rolling Stone haar vermogen schat op 620 miljoen dollar ofzo en volgens dat programma heeft ze 'maar' 200 miljoen pond

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Op zaterdag 8 november 2003 18:55 schreef schatje het volgende:
Hallo Static??

Vanavond is Kylie Minogue aan de beurt.

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Thanks!

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'A razorblade dipped in cream' is perhaps not a phrase one would immediately associate with Kylie Minogue, so carefully crafted is her public persona. But Liquid Assets reveals that a shrewd and determined businesswoman lies behind the perma-smile and perfect derriere.

Liquid Assets reporter Max Flint delves into the accounts of the multi-million pound princess of pop and discovers how the pintsized superstar has amassed her fortune. Kylie's Millions shows that there is more to Australia's favourite daughter than a pair of gold hot pants.

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Liquid Assets is back for another snoop into the handbags and credit accounts of those you knew were rich but... how rich?

No financial file or spreadsheet is left unturned in the process of putting a figure to fame. From Kellog's commercial kid to Hollywood heart throb, we look at how Keanu Reeves throws his money around but also how willing he is to slum it for his art. Elton John discusses his very public financial scandal and it's revealed that David Bowie has made the majority of his wealth from business deals, not his music. We uncover the paper trail of cash that has taken Whitney Houston from her local church choir to international super stardom and riches beyond her wildest dreams.

With Posh and Becks, Liquid Assets charts the financial competition between the couple from the time they first met (and Posh was the big earner) to the current tally that sees David bringing home the bacon (and the Ferrari and the Mercedes). Early employees, business partners and musical collaborators queue up to dish the dirt on Madonna, the woman who put the 'business' in showbusiness. And P Diddy tells us exactly how much he spends on his infamous parties. It's enough to make you really, really jealous.

We lift the lid on Michael Jackson's career with access to a secret warehouse containing hundreds the of eccentric star's personal belongings lost in an expensive lawsuit. The series also shows that Bono has remained true to his promise that every band member receive the same amount of money.

Prince's dedication to his art, determination for creative control and obsession with film caused him to rupture his finances to the point of bankruptcy - we find out how. Following the tale of the ultimate comeback kid Liquid Assets travels to Toronto to find out how Jeffrey Archer was left in financial ruin after fraudsters fooled him into investing in a 'get rich quick' shares scam. We go under cover and down dark alleys to get the dirt on the Oasis story and gain access to the sleeve art Noel didn't want anyone to see.

Liquid Assets reporter Max Flint delves into the accounts of the multi-million pound princess of pop, Kylie, and discovers how the pintsized superstar has amassed her fortune. Robbie Williams has become one of Britains richest (and he's the first to admit it) pop stars - we reveal exactly how this came about.George Michael is another star who knows how to spend - £17K on a haircut, £1million for a pop video and £1.5 million got him John Lennon's piano. But where does it come from? Watch Liquid Assets to find out.

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Het begint zo.

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Op zondag 9 november 2003 12:13 schreef schatje het volgende:
Hmmz, alleen jammer dat er veel oude beelden werd gebruikt.

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Liquid Assets is back for another snoop into the handbags and credit accounts of those you knew were rich but... how rich? In this series we take a look at the bank balances of Kylie, Keanu, Chris Evans, Justin & Britney, Brad and Jen, J Lo, Cameron Diaz, and the Governator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Kylie's Millions
Liquid Assets reporter Max Flint finds out that Kylie is worth £30million and talks to the people who helped her on her way to being the multi-million pound princess of pop.

But to get to the top of the pop tree, chameleon Kylie has acquired as many sides to her as she's had image changes, and not all of them fit in with the cute, cuddly Kylie embedded in the hearts and minds of the nation. This is the programme that Kylie, and we found out, her mum, didn't want us to make.

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Keanu's Millions
Keanu says he's 'got enough money to last several centuries' - but how much is that? To answer that question we chart his career from Kellogs commercials and his first stage play to Bill And Ted, Speed and The Matrix. We reveal how he took a reported pay-cut of £5 million to fulfil his love of Shakespeare and play Hamlet on stage. Co-star Stephen Russell relives the opening night: "He started the to be or not to be soliloquy and suddenly said the same line twice... the place just fell apart."

Keanu's stunt double, Chad Stahelski, spills the beans on Keanu's generosity on The Matrix set. Keanu splashed out on twelve custom-made Harley Davidsons for the stunt men and £50K on champagne at the wrap party! Liquid Assets also goes behind the scenes, with exclusive footage of Keanu in the studio with his band Dogstar.

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Chris Evans' Millions
He's the carrot top sensation who changed the face of British broadcasting and pocketed a smooth £75 million along the way. Dubbed the ginger whinger and binge drinker, this lad culture icon was the first presenter and businessman of his kind. Liquid Assets reporter Alex Stanger exposes the stories behind the reported firey temper and tracks down the ginger crew, whom Evans left high and dry.

We talk to the TFI guests who left a unique impression on Chris, including Shaun Ryder and the band Evans made a Top of the Pops smash, Ocean Colour Scene. Liquid Assets gains exclusive access to London's Royal Courts of Justice and speaks candidly to one of only a handful of attendees who witnessed Chris Evans' infamous character assassination attempt…

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Justin's vs Britney's Millions
From Mickey Mouse Club to Multi-millionaires, Liquid Assets travels across the States tracing the strangely parallel careers of the pop prince and princess and discovers which half of the former celebrity couple has made the most moolah.

We have exclusive interviews with key players in both stars' stories, including: Lou 'Big Poppa' Pearlman - former manager of the world's biggest selling boyband, *Nsync - who gave Justin a taste for the high-life; Bobby Ochs - business partner in Britney's disastrous foray into the New York restaurant trade; and Brian McKnight - co-writer and producer on the multi-platinum selling 'Justified' album, who explains just how heartbroken the post break-up Trousersnake really was…

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Brad and Jen's Millions.

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are Hollywood's most bankable couple and everything they touch turns to gold. Liquid Assets takes viewers on a special road trip Stateside on a cash dash to trace the spending and pulling power of Tinseltown's greatest exports.

Travelling to the bible belt of America, find out how backwater boy Brad Pitt went from hitting the high notes in the local choir to hitting the big time on the silver screen. Then it's on to New York where Jennifer Aniston went from dishing up burgers and fries in a fast-food restaurant to serving up award-winning comedy performances in the hit sitcom Friends.

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Liquid Assets goes behind the $20m smile to expose the humble beginnings, the passion for dancing, the battle for her first role and the driving ambition behind Cameron Diaz.

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Op vrijdag 23 april 2004 23:06 schreef Cynix ® het volgende:
Jammer dat dit kwaliteitsprogramma (hier) weinig erkenning lijkt te krijgen.

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Op vrijdag 30 april 2004 22:32 schreef Cynix ® het volgende:
Wrom niet?

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Dit is trouwens ons privétopic geworden lijkt het wel.

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Arnie's Millions.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the greatest bodybuilder of all time, he muscled in on Hollywood and now he is the 'Governator', but how much money has he amassed along the way? Reporter Max Flint reveals what's in Arnie's wallet as he charts his rise to fame and fortune.

The Guinness Book of Records dubbed him 'the world's most perfectly developed man' winning five Mr Universe and six Mr Olympia titles, and Liquid Assets reveals how he used those titles to cash in big time!

Max speaks to the ex President of NABBA (National Amateur Body Building Association) Jimmy Savile, who remembers Arnold winning his first competitions; 'He was an amazing wind up punter and he used to psyche out the opposition'.

Arnie dominated bodybuilding throughout the 60s and 70s and in those days money would come from all angles, as Wayne DeMillia president of IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilders) tells Max Flint.

Max also speaks exclusively to Arthur Allen Seidelman, the director of Hercules, about how Arnie received his big break, and how the Austrian's accent was so thick the producers dubbed his voice and changed his name!

Now his multi-million pound lifestyle is in sharp contrast to his early days as a tank driver in the Austrian Army. Liquid Assets also visits Arnie's old barracks and uncovers rare photos of Arnold training to be a 'real life' Commando, and back then he only earned five shillings a day!

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J Lo's Millions.

From dancer to diva, double-divorcee to company director.

A delve into the Lopez handbag to find out where she's made and spent all those dollars. Tracing Jennifer's credits and debits across America, reporter Max Flint unearths footage that has never before been seen on screen of one of her very first professional performances as a showgirl in Japan, and more recently at America's campest event: The White Party.

J-Lo may have entertained thousands of gay revellers with her white knee-high go-go boots and skimpy white hotpants, but she kept the organisers on their toes with her outrageous list of backstage demands, as our rare interview with White Party Supremo Jeffrey Sanker exposes.

Liquid Assets also finds out how much money gets spent on those Lopez eyebrows, by having a plucky little chat with her personal technician!

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Op maandag 17 mei 2004 00:04 schreef Cynix ® het volgende:
Ik ben het precieze bedrag ff kwijt, maar had J-Lo nou maar slechts iets van 100 miljoen pond bijelkaar geschraapt?

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Op woensdag 29 september 2004 23:57 schreef schatje het volgende:

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Schoteltje aanschaffen. De Beeb heeft namelijk al haar kanalen vrijgegeven voor ontvangst.
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