'I was born in caravan next to a road - I'm now set to be UK's richest gypsy'

11 January 2023 , 17:48

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Alfie inside the seven-seat 007 chopper with his son, Alfie (Image: News Group Newspapers Ltd)

The UK's richest gypsy is set to come become a billionaire after being born in a caravan at the side of the road.

Alfie Best's business has become so successful that he believes he will hit 108 parks soon - and he will become a billionaire once the target is hit.

Alfie, who was born near Leicester in a caravan on the side of a road during a snow blizzard, received an offer of £950m for the businesses he founded - but he decided to turn it down.

He is hoping to gain a huge £1billion in assets as soon as possible, and he is keen to keep expanding his wealth.

Alfie Best purchased a £4.5million Aston Martin Helicopter (News Group Newspapers Ltd)

Even though the offer he received would have made him a billionaire Alfie, who is worth a whopping £700m according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List, decided to turn down the offer and instead spend some of his fortunes on a new helicopter instead - and it cost him a whopping £4.5million.

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The helicopter has been designed by Aston Martin - and is just one of 15 having ever been made. The ACH130 chopper has seven seats, a high-end GPS system, and an apt registration of G-YPSE.

A remarkable feat for even Alfie, who comes from humble beginnings, as he told The Sun : "It's incredible - it's a long way from my first-ever vehicle, a Ford Escort, which I sold for eleven hundred quid."

Speaking about the purchase he said: "I thought, I hope James Bond is okay with gypsy scrawled all over the side of it! I'm no longer going to go with the Gypsy Millionaire, I’m now Gypsy Bond."

It's not been easy though, as he's had a few incidents with the helicopter. During one incident he got stuck in the grass and the other on a concrete pad as it slipped on its side.

Fortunately, Alfie escaped with just a cut to his cheek but his instructor was in intensive care for a week with injuries.

However, after purchasing the brand new £4m helicopter, he was not deterred, instead he is taking his private pilot's licence but has vowed to never fly without a pilot.

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Danielle Kate Wroe