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UK influencers fined over promotion of unauthorised forex scheme
Financial Standard
|March 09, 2026
A raft of former reality television stars turned influencers have been fined in the UK for spruiking an unauthorised forex trading scheme.
Seven influencers were sentenced in a UK court this month after pleading guilty to charges of issuing unauthorised financial promotions. It followed a years-long investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which culminated in charges being laid in 2024.
The seven were former The Only Way Is Essex cast members Lauren Goodger and Yazmin Oukhellou, former Love Island contestants Biggs Chris, Eva Zapico, Jamie Clayton and Rebecca Gormley, and former Geordie Shore personality Scott Timlin.
This story is from the March 09, 2026 edition of Financial Standard.
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