What is Calum Best's Net Worth?
Calum Best is a British-American former model and reality television personality with a net worth of $8 million. Over the years, Calum has appeared in shows such as "Fool Around With," "The Match," and "Big Brother."
Early Life
Calum Milan Best was born on February 6, 1981, in San Jose, California, to footballer George Best and English model Angie Best. He was raised in Los Angeles, where he started his modeling career in his mid-teens.
Career
At the age of 21, Calum moved to the U.K. and participated in reality TV shows like "Fool Around With" on E4 and "The Match" on Sky One. He gained significant popularity by winning ITV1's "Celebrity Love Island" in 2006. Calum has also appeared on shows such as "Footballers' Wives," Channel 4's "Come Dine With Me," and ITV2's "Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan."
Calum launched his own fragrance lines, starting with "Calum" in late 2006, followed by "Best," and "Day and Night." In 2008, he appeared on RTÉ's "Livin' with Lucy" and MTV's "Totally Calum Best," which documented his challenge to remain celibate for fifty days.
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In 2009, Calum was a guest judge on "Paris Hilton's British Best Friend," assessing contestants' flirting skills. He also hosted the BBC TV documentary "Brought up By Booze: A Children in Need Special," focusing on children affected by alcoholic parents.
Calum has continued his television career with appearances in "Celebrity Big Brother," "In Therapy," "Celebs Go Dating," "My Best," "Retribution," "Dangerous Game," "Just Tattoo of Us," "Celebrity Ex on the Beach," "Celeb Ex in the City," "George Best: True Genius," and "SAS: Who Dares Wins."
Personal Life
Calum Best is involved with The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NOCOA), a U.K. charity supporting children of alcoholic parents. He had a short relationship with actress Lindsay Lohan in 2007, and was engaged to Mandy Jiroux in 2010. He has a daughter, Amelia Lucie Hogan, from his relationship with Lorna Hogan in 2006.
In 2023, Calum shared his experience with hair loss, stating he had his sixth hair transplant, using grafts from his beard. He began losing his hair in his early 20s.
