Former child prodigy Charlotte Church admits she is 'no longer a millionaire' ... trends now
As a child prodigy who sang in front of the Pope, Charlotte Church amassed a fortune of £25 million by the time she was 11.
But 27 years later the Welsh singer has confessed that her riches have disappeared.
In an interview, Ms Church, now 38, said: 'I'm not a millionaire anymore,' after she was forced to sell her £1.5million mansion to downsize to a semi-detached house.
She also reflected on the fame during her teenage years and revealed it was her adopted father, James Church, who pushed her to stay in the spotlight she so hated.
The mother-of-three said: 'When I made money, I did say to my dad when I was 14, "I'm not sure about this showbiz stuff. I'm not really having a good time," and he was like, "Just stick at it as we don't get these opportunities."
As a child prodigy who sang in front of the Pope, Charlotte Church amassed a fortune of £25 million by the time she was 11, but she has admitted she is no longer a millionaire
In an interview, Ms Church, now 38, said: 'I'm not a millionaire anymore,' after she was forced to sell her £1.5million mansion to downsize to a semi-detached house
'I did get to a stage in my teenage years, about 16 or 17 when I was like, "I don't know if I can do this s**t anymore".'
Last year she had to downsize from the £1.5million pad she bought in 2013 and bought a semi-detached home.
Singing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Pie Jesu with her astonishing soprano voice on This Morning in 1997 propelled the then 11-year-old into international stardom and she went on to sell 10million records.
She performed in front of the likes of President Bill Clinton, Pope John Paul II and the late Queen and King Charles - earning her £52million.
Ms Church couldn't access her fortune until she was 18 but when she finally did the singer did not hold back and stated she would buy a £1million ruby-encrusted bra to make the occasion.
It set Ms Church off on a spending spree and she splashed out on more than £10,000 on a trip to Ibiza with her girlfriends paying for a private villa, buying all their drinks and hiring a
