It appears as if 23-year-old, London born singer Adele has the Midas touch at the moment. Her album has been at number one for so long that it saw off both the end of the world and Cheryl Cole?s US X-Factor career. She's performed at the Brits to universal acclaim and she's captured the hearts and minds of both sides of the Atlantic.
But turning everything you touch to gold isn't so great when the Tax man comes knocking it seems.
Adele has kicked up a right storm, after whining about the fact that she had to pay around ?4,000,000 in tax after the runaway success of her debut album, 19, in formerly relevant music mag, Q. She said that:
“When I got my tax bill in from 19, I was ready to go and buy a gun and randomly open fire.”
Which is a lovely sentiment. Although the worrying thing is that, being from Tottenham, she could probably get her hands on a gun pretty quickly, if those bastards at Revenue and Customs didn't keep taking all her money that is.
And what are Cameron and Clegg going to do with this massive windfall anyway, well, if you ask Adele, nothing that's going to make her life any easier:
?I can’t use public transport any more. Trains are always late, most state schools are shit, and I’ve gotta give you, like, four million quid ? are you having a laugh?”
Of course they aren't having a laugh Adele. They?re the Government; they don't know how to laugh.
?4,000,000 is a ludicrous amount of money for the UK Government to be demanding though, after all, how is Adele meant to dine on nothing but the finest beluga caviar or quaff the finest Champagne?s money can buy? or buy several million kebabs and a bottle of Lambrini from Abra Kebabra?
The answer is with the other ?4,000,000 that was left untouched by HMRC.
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Vivicia says
Doesn’t this mean that she earned
Bobby says
Adele looks like Dr. Giggles wearing a red wig.