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<\/p>\nBucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker has been forced to sell her \u00a31.4 million home and flog its contents on eBay after being handed an enormous tax bill. <\/p>\n
The 69-year old, who shot to stardom as a Eurovision winner in 1981 with the band's song, Making Your Mind Up, has listed her six-bedroom cottage on the market to raise finances. <\/p>\n
Former Dancing on Ice contestant Cheryl fell foul of the coronavirus pandemic with a lack of employment opportunities leaving her penniless. <\/p>\n
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Ruing her circumstances, MailOnline reported that Cheryl said: "I owe lots of tax… I physically haven't got the money to pay anybody because I'm broke.<\/p>\n
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The star has already parted with her car and many items of clothing, and even became self-sufficient by growing her own garden vegetables to save cash, whilst an orchard on the plot bears apples and pears. <\/p>\n
Now, Cheryl hopes to net a substantial amount from the sale of the Kent property she paid \u00a3750,000 for in 2011 alongside her musician husband Steve Stroud. <\/p>\n
Estate agent Hamptons describes it as a "charming" fully-renovated 2,800 square foot property with a detached barn suitable for holiday lets. <\/p>\n
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Surrounded by farmland, its brochure states: "It is set in an idyllic semi-rural location while being in easy reach of the main towns.<\/p>\n
"The original 1930s home has been subject to a number of improvements in recent years including a new kitchen, toilet and bathrooms.<\/p>\n
"The accommodation is well presented and decorated in a modern style while retaining some original features such as wooden beams and floors."<\/p>\n
Cheryl, who now performs alongside bandmates Jay Aston and Mike Nolan simply as The Fizz, were performing around 50 gigs per year until Covid struck forcing them to postpone a tour. <\/p>\n
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In-fighting led to Bucks Fizz' other member, Bobby G, continuing without the trio and gigging instead with his wife and two others. <\/p>\n
Cheryl went on to explain that her only income in the last year came from a single performance, resulting in a "ridiculously hard" situation.<\/p>\n
She told OK!: "I owe lots of tax and VAT because I had a great year three years ago. But because I had that great year, I now can't claim anything from the government. So, I've had to ring the VAT and tax people and say, 'You're going to have to put it on hold.'<\/p>\n
"I have cut my cloth accordingly. I'm not destitute. I'm just struggling like so many people – and I'm in a much better position than a lot of them. There just isn't any work."<\/p>\n
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