Will closure of Colin Firths' firm hand £350k back to British taxpayer, months after his ex-wife's eco firm went under? By Stephanie Takyi Published: 19:45 EDT, 1 November 2024 | Updated: 19:45 EDT, 1 November 2024 e-mail View comments They were a golden couple for more than two decades, during which he picked up an Oscar for his portrayal of George VI in The King's Speech and she led a passionate eco-crusade to prevent companies from wasting scarce resources. But it now seems truly over for Colin and Livia Firth, some nine years after she embarked on an intense 11-month affair with fellow Italian Marco Brancaccia. Though the Firths reconciled in 2016, they parted in 2019 and have now decided that even their professional relationship is at an end, closing the company which they jointly established in 1998, a year after their marriage.
But that poses an ethical dilemma for Livia, 55. She and Colin, 64, each owned a 50 per cent stake in the company, Nana Ltd, which after all debts are repaid has just under £500,000 in its coffers. This will be shared between them.
While that sort of money may be small change to the actor, it's far more significant to Livia, not least because of the fate of her other company, Eco-Age, which organised the annual Green Carpet Fashion Awards and was championed by the likes of Stella McCartney and Cate Blanchett . Though the Firths reconciled in 2016, they parted in 2019 and have now decided that even their professional relationship is at an end L.
