The 37-year-old former cabbie took a shine to the business in their home town of Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Now he has bought the van, bucket and shammy, and plans to get his hands dirty SCRUBBING flash cars at £30 a time instead of driving them.
The cash will come in handy. Ex-Atomic Kitten Kerry was made bankrupt over a £82,000 tax debt, while Croft could do with making a few quid after DNA tests revealed him to be the father of his ex's baby.
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A pal said: "He's always been accused of sponging off Kerry, but now he's going to be doing a different kind of sponging.
"This is a real come-down for him. He likes to play the big man driving round in his fancy cars. But now he's having to get his hands dirty.
"He thinks the car valeting business could be a little gold mine. There are a lot of wealthy people in and around Wilmslow all with posh cars. He'll be charging £30 a time to valet them. He decided that doing this is better than going back to being a cabbie."
When Croft first met Kerry, 28, he was driving a £1,000 Vauxhall Vectra taxi cab. But in the past two-and-a-half years he has spent more than £1 million of HER money on a fleet of sports cars and motorbikes.
That includes a £135,000 Lamborghini Gallardo, a £150,000 Ferrari 430, two Ducati bikes at £11,000 each, and four Porsche 911s worth a total of £330,000.
Plenty to practise on, then.
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Woah Woah WOAH!!!
Look Okay people might of warned her but enough people have made mistakes in life, I know I have, I agree with one post though - hes got a Job, he has kids to provide for now - at least he is doing that!
Kerry K may have had her own problems but look where she has come from and where she lives now, she may have had more before but it brought nothing but misery for her, Her ex had an affair and left her, her new Husband took a lot but she still smiles every time you see her and works a lot too, you cannot complain if she is trying to do her best, which is what most families are still trying to do - especially in hard times like it is now!
By Jimmy Crawford.. Posted January 3 2009 at 1:09 PM.
Well its about time that these two talentless morons disappeared from the public eye, got proper jobs and looked after their kids properly. In the last year we have had enough coverage of their pathetic lives to last a lifetime. I'm so bored of reading about them.
By tracey.. Posted January 2 2009 at 3:25 AM.
Well atleast the man is trying to earn an honest living rather than sitting about collecting benefits. Good on you and good luck!
By Gary.. Posted December 29 2008 at 4:03 PM.
When Kerry stopped singing, she should have done a few goodbye appearances on TV shows and ****d off. They are a pair of lowlife scumballs, Kerry is a waste of space to the planet. Not only is she thick but she is arrogant, she still feels that she belongs on television (through poxy Iceland adverts) because she was a singer, a bad one for that matter.
Also, she lets her husband spent HOW MUCH on cars?
If I was Kerry, I'd have bought him a Ford and told him to P off!
By Samantha.. Posted December 29 2008 at 6:22 AM.
Don't knock the valeting game. My son valets cars on a professional basis and frequently earns £1000+ per car. Naturally he's not just a bucket and sponge merchant.
On a £1000 valet, materials come to over £300 but it's still a nice little tickle.
By spongebob.. Posted December 29 2008 at 1:57 AM.
kerry,wake up and smell the coffee babe.you could do better for yourself without the leech hanging on and messing you about.you have four lovely children,i worry you will lose custody of them.You should listen to your (past) friend,katie price.I wish i had a friend like her to speak to.Please kerry,dont wait til it's to late honey.you are a beautiful woman,you dont need him.wishing you all the best.
By rose-marie .. Posted December 29 2008 at 1:37 AM.
well Dis, I for one , am discusted, that you are discusted
By bigmarkster.. Posted December 28 2008 at 11:48 PM.
Well.
I, for one, am disgusted. This whole discussion is disgusting and I will not stand for this display of disgustingness in my disgusting country.
It fills me with disgust.
There are no words, except disgusting.
Disgusted.
p.s. did I mention I was disgusted? Well I am. Disgusted.
By Dis, Gus Ting.. Posted December 28 2008 at 9:02 PM.
She's bankrupt due to his vanity and her stupidity.
At least now they will both be all washed up together, her career, his customer's cars.
By Ken.H.. Posted December 28 2008 at 6:18 PM.
He was already charging her 40% for driving her to appointments. No doubt he is now charging her a similar amount for doing a job he would naturally be expected to do as farther and partner - some cleaning.
This man is a leach.
By Grace Thames.. Posted December 28 2008 at 5:43 PM.
£30 seems abit cheap for a full valet
By mike.. Posted December 28 2008 at 4:36 PM.
You make your bed, you lie on it.
By david.. Posted December 28 2008 at 3:50 PM.
Let me guess - with in a year she gets pregnant again
By Kim.. Posted December 28 2008 at 2:36 PM.
It's about time the leech got a job,he's sponged off her, played around on her,took half the money for photo shoots and stood by while she has made a complete fool of her self.This woman had the world at her feet. There are millions of people out there that will never have the money or lifestyle she has had and in the space of a few of years of splitting from mcfadden and meeting the sponge she has gone right down hill. The warnings were out there and she took no notice,so,they both deserve each other and what they bring on themselves.The sad thing is there are children involved.
By AMY.. Posted December 28 2008 at 1:14 PM.
Perhaps if you'd taken the time to grasp the basics of the English language, Michele, people would be more inclined to listen to what you have to say. As it is your spelling only undermines what you were trying to convey and leaves one with the impression that you are indeed yourself a "chav". Don't you just love irony?
By yeah, whatever.. Posted December 28 2008 at 1:03 PM.
What a load of chavs! Please, can someone in media please remove the incredibly irratating chav Iceland adverts, it would be a huge releif...
By Michele.. Posted December 28 2008 at 12:27 PM.
Give the guy a break!!! Like hell I will...hes lived the high life and he considers himself above us lowly working class people and why exactly? because his missus is an ex topless ex singer....and is aq star in a bad reality show !! hes had his fair share of breaks and still managed to cock them up..How about eral people who have to get up at the crack of dawn to do real work to support their families?? I'll give him a break ok.. !
By pm.. Posted December 28 2008 at 12:15 PM.
Jimuk: That makes you a leech, too.
Simon: Get a life, pompous fool.
Kerry and Mark are perfect for each other. Both unintellectual chav scum. Leave them to it. The stories about them are great for comedy - never fails to raise a chuckle.
By A WOOD.. Posted December 28 2008 at 12:10 PM.
To those that say he's not charging enough - it's not like he's EVEN thought about paying tax on it has he?
By Trevor Nelson.. Posted December 28 2008 at 11:54 AM.
When Kerry was on the up, she should have admitted to herself that she was talentless and she should have used some of her money to discover where her talents might lie and what might interest her, so that she could legitimately make a living entertaining us. She should have learnt to be an actress (can't be hard if Kim Marsh managed it), a classical piano player, a personal trainer, a comedian (she has the face for it), a marathon runner, a TV presenter.... I am still astounded that people with no talent, no education, no social skills like Kerry, Jade, Jordan, Jodie Marsh, Posh Spice can actually make so much money and remain "famous". Say a lot about the British press and the British public doesn't it now?
By Sarah.. Posted December 28 2008 at 11:28 AM.
About time he got off his rear end and did something. What I'd like to know is how did he pay for the van and equipment to get himself started? And £30 a time? My Dad who did valeting for years says he's not charging enough!
By Heidi B.. Posted December 28 2008 at 11:08 AM.
That is the best job this moron will ever get...
By Chris Jarram.. Posted December 28 2008 at 10:42 AM.
give him red card kerry
By david cannell.. Posted December 28 2008 at 9:46 AM.
Brad, i think your jealous. I wish i had access to her money, he's very lucky.
By jimuk.. Posted December 28 2008 at 9:38 AM.
I hate these two with a passion.
Why are we still giving these idiots/waster time and effort in our papers, they are unimportant and derserve everything they get.
By Michael.. Posted December 28 2008 at 9:24 AM.
About time - you can be sure he won`t stick it he`s a leech got used to living the high life I hope he earns a lot those cars they own cost a lot to insure
By Steve .. Posted December 28 2008 at 9:17 AM.
How can he still have all these cars and her the house, I thought when you are made bankrupt that these luxuries are sold to pay debtors
By STEVE COLE.. Posted December 28 2008 at 8:44 AM.
can't believe kerry katona has made so much money for doing naff all....good luck to her but she has absolutely nothing to offer in terms of talent
By dan.. Posted December 28 2008 at 8:17 AM.
Give the guy a break he's trying to make a living, it's not his fault she's a daft slapper who can't manage her finances.
By Dannyjak.. Posted December 28 2008 at 7:52 AM.
I think he should team up with Jordan, they would suit each other, vane & arrogant!
By Carol.. Posted December 28 2008 at 7:51 AM.
Well there he is, rolling his sleeves up and having a go - and still you all slag him off.
By billie.. Posted December 28 2008 at 6:16 AM.
they should have gone to iceland, literally as i am sick of all these stories about two talentless hacks.
maybe in iceland they could be put on an iceberg and floated out to sea, so they are no longer a drain on there family,friends and community, the eskimo way of thinking. nice eh!
By harrys friend.. Posted December 28 2008 at 2:50 AM.
Well done to the subs for getting the spelling of 'practise' right in the context.
By Simon.. Posted December 28 2008 at 12:14 AM.
if i may correct you there brad they are in fact together her a a tic and he a parasitic flea living on said tic neither have any worth or talent so its goodbye from her and a garbled grunted expletive from him hopefully
By chaos.. Posted December 28 2008 at 12:02 AM.
What goes around comes around. Hes nothing but a sponger. Lets see him do the providing for once. Why she doesnt get rid of him is beyond me.
By linda.. Posted December 28 2008 at 12:20 AM.
CHICKEN TIKKA LASAGNE! ONE POUND!
By Gigi.. Posted December 28 2008 at 12:43 AM.
I think Kerry must be the most stupidest person or so in need of a man that she is over looking the fact the her hubby is just a leech.
By Brad.. Posted December 27 2008 at 10:52 PM.