Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing has revealed he "nearly had a panic attack" after being hit with an accountancy bill worth £37,000 back in 2016 - which he is still being chased for to this day.
The 33-year-old reality TV star, who fronts his own podcast Private Parts with pal Alex Mytton, opened up during their latest episode about the moment he was sent the bill - even claiming the unnamed firm did "nothing" to show for the huge sum of money he owed them.
He also revealed he hasn't paid the bill and has no desire to pay it.
Jamie confirmed it is "partly true" that his great-grandfather Sir Alexander Grant built the McVitie's digestive biscuits empire.
The two presenters were chatting about tax returns and his great-grandfather's fortune - which was linked to the scenario - when Jamie got onto the subject.
"My great grandfather built McVitie's - it was sold off in the 80s I think," he began. "My grandfather had made a lot of money, my dad inherited it."
Jamie continued: "I joined these accountants once. I'm not going to say who they are. My agency said, 'Join these accountants'. So I was like, 'Great'.
"Turned up to the accountants place. It was like all glass windows, I was like, 'This is banging'."
He explained he was offered fresh water and coffee, which he found impressive.
Jamie said: "I got this fresh water, I was like 'This is just delicious'. 'Would you like a coffee?'
"'Sure - don't even drink it, but I'll have it'. It was all like this."
The reality star then went on to explain he was hit with a hefty bill from the accountants, which he did not expect as he claimed they did "nothing". But he believes the fact he is heir to McVitie's is the reason they charged him so much.
He said: "Anyway, I then got my tax bill through. Fine. It was alright.
"I got my accountancy bill through. £37,000.
"I was getting off the tube and I nearly had a panic attack. I was like, 'What the hell is this?'"
Giggling at his co-star, Alex asked: "What were they doing for that money? What did they do for 37 grand?"
Jamie, who sounded annoyed, told him: "It was outrageous. Nothing. What they thought was I was heir to all this money, and that they were just gonna charge me all this s**t.
"They just went onto the internet and said, 'This guy's loaded, let's charge him'. This was years ago."
Jamie then admitted he "weirdly" received an email from the firm that morning asking for the balance to be paid, as they were speaking about the scenario.
"Weirdly we talk about this - I got an email this morning from the f**kers.
"Literally, saying this, 'Good morning Jamie, I hope you're well. Please find an attached statement of account for your records. From a review of our records the attachment bill remains outstanding."
He continued: "This bill was years ago, it was 2016. And they're asking me to pay. I'm not paying it. Anyway, that was what happened to me in 2016."
"Tell them to do one," Alex joked.
Jamie concluded: "I obviously argued with them, I was like, 'What's going on?' And they were really embarrassed about the whole thing."
"I gave them a one-two," he joked.
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