Debbie McGee, 59, also known as Debra Ann McGee, recently starred in Strictly Come Dancing, and is best known as the widow of magician Paul Daniels, who died at the age of 77.
She rose to fame as the assistant of Paul Daniels in his magic show, BBC One’s The Paul Daniels Magical Show, and was commonly introduced as “the lovely Debbie McGee”.
She starred on Strictly Come Dancing 2017 alongside professional dance partner Giovanni Bernice, and the pair reached the final before being beaten by Joe McFadden dancing with Katya Jones.
She is also a former ballet dancer, and was once artistic director of a ballet company she owned as well as dancing herself in the Iranian National Ballet Company in Tehran.
She became the first female member of British professional magician circle The Magic Circle in 1991, and in 2017 won the Magic Circle’s Maskelyne Award.
What is Debbie McGee’s net worth?
Debbie was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1958 to parents Patrick McGee and Lillian Howes, and her parents had their own corner shop while she was young.
She was educated at Our Lady Immaculate RC Primary School in Tolworth, before attending Tolworth Girls’ School.
She later attended the Royal Ballet School after auditioning and gaining a place at the age of 19.
Debbie’s total fortune is not known, however, various pieces of information available give clues to how much she has.
Paul Daniels is said to have left just under £500,000 to his widow after his death in 2016, due to debts of more than £1 million claiming the rest of his money.
It is believed Debbie took a further £75,000 as her salary away after making it to the Strictly finals, according to The Sun.
Debbie has published multiple books in collaboration with Susan Wilson, although her earnings from this work are unknown.
Yesterday, Express.co.uk revealed the net worth of comedian Ricky Gervais after he refused a huge salary from Netflix.
The comedian has enjoyed hit after hit since he first found fame with The Office in 2001, and has combined writing and starring in TV series with Hollywood movie roles, stand-up comedy gigs and even awards ceremony hosting duties.
Now, with the release of his new stand-up show Humanity on Netflix, Ricky has amassed an estimated fortune of £71 million.
Ricky divides his time between two homes in Hampstead and New York City and lives with his partner Jane Fallon.