Martin Lewis’ childhood was destroyed after ‘someone strange’ picked him up from school

Martin Lewis is the go-to expert for all matters of personal finance and money-savings, and his reassurance has been a godsend to countless families trying to navigate the ongoing cost-of-living crisis for many Brits.

Following a five-minute comparison online, the 52-year-old money whizz helped one grateful household save £454 on their annual energy bill just this week during an energy special of his Martin Lewis Money Show Live on ITV.

Money Saving Expert Martin, whose OBE was upgraded to a CBE in 2022, has undoubtedly assisted thousands of people with his specialized charity work and financial expertise, which have previously enabled him to raise an astonishing £4 million for the Coronavirus Poverty Emergency Fund.

Behind the scenes, Manchester-born Martin knows the ups and downs of life all too well. He’s now happily married to television presenter Lara Lewington, 45, with whom he shares his ‘ mini MSE ‘ daughter, Sapphire Susan Lewis, born in 2012.

However, his family life was once far from idyllic, with a terrible tragedy casting a dark shadow over his teenage years. Despite everything, Martin, a determined man, has succeeded in living a life of success and a successful career…

Before pursuing a postgraduate degree in broadcast journalism at Cardiff University, Martin studied law and government at the London School of Economics as a teenager.

His first media role was producing for the BBC’s business unit, but he introduced himself as a Money Saving Expert on the digital start-up channel Simply Money. He was hired as a Money Saving Expert on Open House with Gloria Hunniford in 2001 after the channel went bust, and it is said that he started e-mailing friends with the title Martin’s Money Tips.

According to BBC Radio 4’s Profiles segment, his friends started passing it on to their friends, and as demand grew, he decided to set up his own platform. In 2003, he launched his hugely successful website, MoneySavingExpert.com, for just £100 with only himself as staff. In 2012 he sold it to the Money Supermarket Group for £87million, £10million of which he set aside for charity.

He remained as editor-in-chief and later as executive chair, and according to The Sunday Times rich list 2021, he now has a net worth of a staggering £123million. Given the terrible tragedy that occurred to Martin and his family when he was just 11 years old, his accomplishments are astounding.

He recounted the world-changing event on Radio 4: “Three days before my 12th birthday, I went to Sunday school – or Jewish Sunday school as it was. I was told that my sister and I had been horse-riding and that there had been an accident involving a lorry, and I was picked up by a strange person. My father informed me that she had passed away the following day, which marked the end of my childhood. Up until I was 15 years old, I cried every day.

Martin spent the majority of his adolescence in isolation, and his best friend Kerry Perkins, who he met at university, predicted that he would never be the same again. She said, “But I think he would be the first to acknowledge that it was the making of him in many ways because he has that desire to prove to himself that he could do everything for her.” Even though she is no longer physically present in his life, “I know she’s always with him.”

Do you have a story to share? Email me at julia. banim@reachplc.com. Follow Mirror Celebs on Threads, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.

Source: Mirror