Ore Oduba has admitted he has lost thousands of pounds to his 30 year porn addiction.
The former Strictly Come Dancing winner, 40, opened up about his ‘life destroying’ porn addiction late last year.
Ore has said that the addiction, which started when he was just nine years old after he was shown adult images, left him on the brink of ending his own life and he wanted to speak out now to highlight the issue of children seeing sexual imagery on social media.
He has now confessed ‘I’ve spent thousands on pornography’ in an interview about his financial successes and failures.
Father of two Ore separated from his wife Portia in September 2024 after nine years of marriage and the TV star has admitted in the new interview that he has come to terms with having to sell the family home following the split.
Ore Oduba has admitted he has lost thousands of pounds to his 30 year porn addiction, in a interview about his financial successes and failures
The former CBeebies presenter became a household name after he lifted the Strictly Come Dancing glitterball trophy in the show’s most-watched final ever in 2016.
Since then, he’s branched out into a successful Musical Theatre career, starring as Caractacus Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang among other shows, in recent months.
But his career choices, alongside his porn addiction, has led to periods of financial instability.
Around the same time as his Strictly stint the star switched from being employed by the BBC to being self-employed, and he explained to The Sunday Times that ‘I’ve always wanted to live within my means but I do feel Strictly gave me a false sense of stability.’
Ore and his ex Portia sold their Kent family home, which they bought in 2022, earlier this year, with Portia admitting that their children Roman, seven, and Genie, four, were left heartbroken by the decision.
‘I told the children that we are selling the house,’ Portia, 36, told her social media followers in March. ‘It’s hard, especially for Roman, to have these conversations. He’s really upset.
‘I wanted to let the kids know, I tried to explain why. It’s gutting, and I’ve known for a while.’
Ore separated from his wife Portia in September 2024 after nine years of marriage. He has said that he has come to terms with recently having to sell the family home (Seen together in 2016)
Now, Ore has admitted he’s unsure if he will ever buy another home. ‘Having been a property owner, some of the information I’m reading is making me wonder if property ownership is as efficient an investment as I’d been led to believe,’ he told The Sunday Times.
‘A lot of my life has followed the path of what was meant to happen, what I thought were acceptable and traditional means and methods.’
‘But essentially, just because I’ve sold a house doesn’t necessarily mean I need to buy another one – I’m continuing to look for investment avenues that will work for me better.’
‘In terms of property, honestly, sometimes I’m all but ready to buy a motorhome and get a dog. Home for me, is way beyond bricks and mortar.’
Former TV researcher Portia meanwhile has recently started a new career, qualifying as a personal trainer.
