Proving that reality TV can be a power for good, music star Goldie revealed that the shows he took part in helped him pay for his expensive divorce.

Goldie starred in Celebrity Big Brother and Maestro and told thelondonpaper: “It’s called paying for a divorce. Now I’ve paid, that’s it. Actually, I had another reason for going on Big Brother.

“I used to be a kid in a children’s home with 25 others who never knew who they were, so I thought it would be funny to see eight celebrities who all completely know who they are talk about how they don’t know who the f**k they are at all. I wanted to upset the apple cart.”

He added: “But learning to conduct was phenomenal. It’s an amazing thing to do, and it taught me so much about how I make electronic music.

“And off the back of that, I’m doing this piece for the Proms. It’s something my mother would really admire me doing.”