The Voice star Tom Fletcher and his wife Giovanna previously apologised for their ‘huge error of judgement’ after using the government furlough scheme.
The married pair, who are reportedly worth £8 million, took to Instagram to issue a joint statement following backlash.
In the statement, the couple addressed reports they received up to £30,000 from the government scheme.
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Giovanna and Tom Fletcher on furlough claims
However, the pair denied the figure was accurate.
The statement read: “Hi everyone, we’ve always had a very honest and open relationship with you all on here…
“…so we thought it was important to address questions that some of you have rightly asked us in the last 24 hours.
It was a huge error of judgment and a mistake we wholeheartedly take responsibility.
“This weekend there was an article in one of the Sunday papers about us using the government furlough scheme.”
Furthermore, the couple explained: “While parts of the article were inaccurate (including all of the figures mentioned), it is true that we did follow financial advice to furlough someone we employ.
“Although it was a time of great uncertainty, we clearly should have thought more about the situation and funded it ourselves.”
Giovanna and Tom – on The Voice this weekend (August 31) – went on to apologise for their “mistake”.
They added: “It was a huge error of judgment and a mistake we wholeheartedly take responsibility for and we have paid the full amount back.”
Meanwhile, Giovanna simply captioned the post: “Hi everyone, Tom and I wanted to share this. Gi. x.”
The couple also disabled comments on the statement.
According to reports, the money was claimed just weeks after Giovanna was crowned the winner of 2020’s I’m A Celebrity.
Following her victory, Giovanna is believed to have been inundated with business offers up to £4million.
The Voice starts Saturday (August 31) at 8pm on ITV1.
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