Martin Lewis – Bio, Net Worth, Financial Journalist, Wife, Show, Wiki

Martin Steven Lewis is an English financial journalist and broadcaster who is professionally known as Martin Lewis. He is well recognized for founding the website MoneySavingExpert.com.but, he sold the website in 2012 to the Moneysupermarket.com group for up to £87 million. He has also released two bestselling books, “The Money Diet” and “The Three Most Important Lessons You’ve Never Been Taught”. Besides, Lewis launched the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information with former National Union of Students president Wes Streeting and backed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, to provide information to potential students about the changes to tuition fees and student loans resulting from the Browne Review in 2011. His other large scale campaigns, with ensuing television programmes, include refunds for mis-sold payment protection insurance. Additionally, he is also active in social media as he has gained more than 387K followers on his Instagram account and over 1.5M followers on his Twitter account.

What is Martin Lewis Famous For?

• Being an English financial journalist and broadcaster.
• For founding the website MoneySavingExpert.com.

Where was Martin Lewis from?

Martin Lewis opened his eyes for the very first time on 9th May 1972 in Manchester, England. He was born with the real name of Martin Steven Lewis in a Jewish religious family. His nationality is British and his ethnicity is British-white. Martin has celebrated his 50th birthday recently in 2022 and as per his birthdate, his zodiac sign is Taurus. He is the son of his father, Stuart Lewis and his mother, Susan Lewis. His mother died in a car accident during his childhood, and in later life, he became a patron of the children’s bereavement charity Grief Encounter and an advocate for life insurance. Martin also has one sibling named Debby Jupe.

Talking about Martin’s academic qualifications, he attended The King’s School, an independent school in Chester. He went on to read Government and Law at the London School of Economics, and in 1997, became a postgraduate student in Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University’s Centre for Journalism Studies. In 2013, he was given an honorary doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Chester.

Martin Lewis Financial Journalist Career

• Martin Lewis began his career being the general secretary of the LSE Students’ Union after which he went to work in the City of London for the Brunswick Group, a financial communications consultancy.
• He became a producer for the BBC Business Unit working on the BBC Radio Five Live business programmes and as an editor of BBC Radio 4’s “Today” programme business slot and then moved to satellite channel “Simply Money”.
• He contributed to a “Deal of the Week” column in the “Sunday Express” and presented “Money Saving Expert” slots on Channel 5’s daytime show, “Open House with Gloria Hunniford”.
• He returned to the BBC to work as a business and personal finance reporter for the corporation’s BBC “One Breakfast News” and presented a daytime television series on ITV called “Make Me Rich” in 2005 as well as in 2008 and a peak time programme on Five called “It Pays to Watch!”.
• As well, he has presented money special editions for ITV’s Tonight and has featured as a “Money Saving Expert” on several other magazine programmes including “Good Morning Britain” and “Lorraine”.
• Currently, he appears on ITV’s “This Morning” and as an occasional guest on other news and magazine programmes.
• He started co-presenting The Martin Lewis Money Show” in 2012 and appears weekly on the “Emma Barnett Show” on BBC’s Radio Five Live. In June 2020 he appeared on BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs”.
• Moreover, Martin appeared in the Meridian Trust’s live Spotlight Programme “Save yourself a fortune” on ITV Meridian as their Money Saving Expert for the first time in October 2002.
• He created and runs the website MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE), which was originally designed for a cost of just £100 in February 2003. He sold the website to the Moneysupermarket.com group for up to £87m in September 2012, while remaining editor-in-chief.
• Also, he has a fortnightly column in “The Sunday Post” and a regionally syndicated column in “The Yorkshire Post”, the “Manchester Evening News” and the “Express & Star” amongst others.
• Lewis has been a columnist for “The Sunday Times”, “News of the World”, “The Guardian” and the “Sunday Express”. 

Bibliography

• (2005) The Money Diet: The Ultimate Guide to Shedding Pounds Off Your Bills and Saving Money on Everything!
• (2006) Thrifty Ways for Modern Days
• (2008) The Three Most Important Lessons You’ve Never Been Taught: MoneySavingExpert.Com

Awards and Achievements

• Martin Lewis became a Governor of the London School of Economics in 2008.
• He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to consumer rights and to charitable services through the MSE Charity Fund and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and consumer rights.
• Lewis was named the Best Personal Finance Broadcast Journalist in 2020 by ADVFN.

Who is Martin Lewis’s Wife?

Martin Lewis is a married man. He tied a knot with his long-time partner, former 5 News weather presenter Lara Lewington. They were married on 31st May 2009. She gave birth to their daughter in November 2012. The couple’s relationship is outstanding till now and hopes it will remain as same in the future too. Concerning Martin’s sexual orientation, he is straight.

How much money is Martin Lewis worth?

Martin Lewis has a net worth of £123 million as of 2022 whereas he has also a handsome amount of salary which is around millions of dollars per year. He has the access to all the world’s luxury and comfort and couldn’t have been more thankful to God for what He’s blessed with. In addition, his major source of income is from his financial journalist and broadcaster career.

How tall is Martin Lewis?

Martin Lewis stands at an ideal height of 1.96 m with a balanced body weight. He has short dark brown hair and eyes colour. Moreover, his body build type is average.