Michael Sheen Cancels £1 Million Debt Owed by 900 Strangers in South Wales

Welsh actor Michael Sheen used £100,000 of his own money to buy and cancel about £1 million in debt owed by 900 people in South Wales. The debts included credit-card balances, overdrafts and car-finance payments. Sheen set up a debt-acquisition company, bought the debts from collection agencies at a reduced price and wrote them off without knowing the identities of the people helped. The two-year effort was documented in a Channel 4 programme. He said a visit to his hometown of Port Talbot, where workers were struggling after job losses at the town's blast furnace, convinced him to complete the project. Beneficiaries described the relief as a second chance and a fresh start. Do you think more wealthy public figures should support people facing debt hardship in this way?

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