STRUTTING down Brixton High Street, yells of “Queen Bee” fill the air as Sandra Martin waves at passing Gogglebox fans. It’s been seven years since the 62-year-old left the hit Channel 4 show and in that time, despite her apparent continued fandom , her fortunes have drastically changed. The grandmother-of-five has gone from having “everything paid for” by Gogglebox to being jobless, living in temporary accommodation and flogging merchandise to pay for food.
Sandra admits she’s “broke” and lives on £238-a-month Universal Credit , but is still enjoying lavish holidays too – much to the annoyance of online trolls. Ibiza, Amsterdam and Portugal are among the free trips she has been “gifted” by fans, who, she says, are happy to pay for her company. Sandra is speaking to The Sun as part of our new series Money Talks , which documents the financial journeys of celebrities and notable people from the business world.
She tells us: “I’ve been on five holidays since Christmas Day and I’m going to Malta too, it’s all because of Gogglebox. “I’ve been to Amsterdam, Portugal, Benidorm and lots of other places. Soon I’m going to Skegness.
People love me and I give them entertainment so they pay for my trips. “It’s because I’ve got such a large platform, I’m on social media every day and talk to my fans. People are bored and I cheer them up.
“I get a lot of hate for it because I’m always on planes but people gift these trips to me. It’s a mi.
