Monty Don net worth: How much has TV presenter earned? Whopping fortune revealed
MONTY DON is a British television presenter who will often share his gardening tips on the small screen. How much money has he made during his career?
Monty Don has tips for gardeners for the end of September
Monty Don, 64, is well-known as the host of gardening shows including BBC's Gardeners' World. How much money has he made during his career?
Monty Don net worth
His fortune is thought to be anywhere between £1million and £4million, according to Celebs Trends Now.
The television presenter was born in West Germany before moving to Hertfordshire when he was one-year-old.
Monty showed an interest in gardening and farming when he was just a child.
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This knowledge would soon become an important part of his job but it was not how his career started.
The expert first built his bank account when he founded the business, Monty Don Jewellery.
The company specialised in designing, making and selling costume jewellery.
Monty is sure to have made a small fortune with the business as it branched out to 60 outlets including Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Liberty.
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It enjoyed lots of success trading in the US and selling to celebrity clients.
However, the business felt the impact of the stock market crash in 1987 and he turned to a career in the media.
Monty returned to his love of the outdoors and had his first presenting role in a gardening segment of ITV's This Morning.
During the 1990s, he appeared on shows including BBC's Tomorrow's World and Channel 4's Don Roaming, Real Gardens and Lost Gardens.
As well as sharing his expertise on screen, Monty has topped up his bank account penning a gardening column for Daily Mail since 2004.
The TV star also wrote the book The Complete Gardener which promoted organic gardening techniques.
He became well known to many as the presenter of BBC's Gardeners' World.
Monty took over the role from Alan Titchmarsh and hosted from 2003 to 2008.
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The presenter succeeded Alan Titchmarsh once more when he became the main presenter on the BBC's Chelsea Flower Show coverage in 2014.
Since then, he has worked on BBC shows including Growing out of Trouble, Around the World in 80 Gardens and Monty Don's French Gardens.
He has also shared his tips in other gardening books.
These jobs are likely to have helped him build up his impressive fortune.
