Steve Coogan has reportedly furloughed his gardener and housekeeper at his £4million country home during the coronavirus lockdown.
The Alan Partridge star, 54, owns the estate in West Sussex, that comes complete with a swimming pool and tennis court, where his staff had worked full-time.
Due to lockdown restrictions and social distancing rules, Steve’s housekeeper and gardener could no longer work, with sources telling The Sun they were ‘gutted’ they could no longer work.
As a result, Steve is believed to have put both staff members on furlough – taking advantage of the government-assisted scheme that will pay 80% of salaries earning up to £2,500 a month, in a bid to protect businesses during the pandemic. ‘The workers are gutted they