MARTIN Lewis generously gave away £100,000 of his OWN cash to a charity on Good Morning Britain today.
The Money Saving Expert, 50, stunned co-host Susanna Reid as he made the offer live on air.
Martin Lewis pledged to donate £100,000 to charity this morning
It left charity chief exec Salam Shafi stunned
At the end of an interview with deputy chief executive Salam Shafi from financial advice charity Money Buddies, he was asked how much money it needed to help others.
Salam replied: “It’s interesting. I had a meeting yesterday and I think £975,000 would make a big difference to our charity in terms of how many people we can help.”
Martin replied: “I’ve given to you before. I’ll give ten per cent of that.”
Salam said: “Thank you, Martin.”
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Martin Lewis breaks down in tears before going missing from GMB
Susanna said: “Thank you for generosity. I think we’ll all pitch in.”
Martin said back: “If anybody else can help, if you can afford it and have have the money to give away…
“If you’re going to get that £400 and you don’t need it…” He then pointed towards Salam.
Viewers were impressed by Martin’s generous gesture.
One said: “Did @MartinSLewis just give 97k of his own money to a debt help agency? omg.. what a legend.”
Another wrote: “Remarkable moment on #GMB just now where host Martin Lewis just immediately pledged to donate £90,000 to a debt advice charity and you could see him then writing the note down to remind him about it.”
Charity chief exec Salam was on to urge those worrying about paying their bills to seek help.
The interview got off to a shaky start when Susanna was taken aback after returning from an ad break without Martin.
The camera zoomed in to focus on the host as she read the autocue while Martin’s chair was empty.
When he returned, he didn’t acknowledge leaving the studio briefly or give a reason as to why.
The Office for National Statistics has revealed that inflation last month fell from 10.1 per cent to 9.9 per cent after petrol prices dropped slightly
“The real inflation rate figure we’re looking for in October is what we’re looking for when the energy prices come in.
“We’re expecting to see a jump in inflation in October. Today’s figure it’s predictive.
“We’ve already felt it in our pockets. This is just a number that clarifies it. It does have an impact. This is where it matters.”
