Born Calum Milan Best on the 6th February 1981, in San Jose, California USA, he is a reality TV personality and model, best known to the world for his appearances in the reality TV show “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2015, and 2017.
Have you ever wondered how rich Calum Best is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Best’s net worth is as high as $8 million, an amount earned through his successful career, which has been active since the early 2000s.
Calum Best Net Worth $8 Million
Calum is the son of one of the most successful Northern Ireland soccer players, George Best, and his first wife, Angela MacDonald, who was a model and Playboy Bunny. However, just a year after Calum’s birth his parents separated, and divorced in 1986. Calum grew up in Los Angeles, and during his teen years launched his modeling career, but had little success.
Nevertheless, in the early 2000s, Calum emerged as a reality TV star, thanks to his appearances in such shows as “Fool Around With”, and “The Match”. Then in 2005, he appeared in “Celebrity Love Island”, and won the series’ season that aired the following year. Also, the same year he was a subject of a reality TV series “Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan”, alongside Fran Cosgrave, and Paul Danan. The trio was on camera during their trip from Texas to Los Angeles along US Route 66.
Two years later, Calum was a part of a show “Livin’ With Lucy”, while the same year he was a subject of the show “Totally Calum Best”, aired on MTV, in which he tries to remain celibate for 50 days. His net worth needed to grow with such restrictions!
Then in 2009, Calum served as a guest judge in the show “Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend”, and later that same year he was the narrator of the BBC documentary “Brought up By Booze: A Children in Need Special”. He continued with appearances in reality TV programs, and in 2010 featured in “Come Dine With Me”, and “All Star Family Fortunes”, while in 2012 he was part of the “Celebrity Bainisteoir”, and eventually won the show. Three years later he was selected as one of the contestants for the fifteenth season of “Celebrity Big Brother”, and finished third, after which Calum was chosen for another reality show, “Famously Single” (2016-2017), and then returned to “Big Brother”, appearing in its 17th season, this time ending the competition in 7th place.
Aside from appearing in reality shows, Calum also launched men fragrances “Calum” and “Best”, the sales of which have also added to his wealth.
Regarding his personal life, Calum is currently single, but in the past, he became known for his high-profile relationships, as he dated actress/model Lindsay Lohan, and Greek Irish model Georgia Salpa.
