David Gest To Auction Off 120 Gold Discs

Eccentric music producer David Gest is set to auction off over 120 gold singles and albums along with hundreds of other music memorabilia.

Liza Minelli’s ex husband, who shot to notoriety after appearing on ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’ last year, says that he no longer needs the material possessions.

He said: “I no longer need a lot of the materialistic things I once felt so passionate about. When I came out of the jungle (‘I’m A Celebrity’), I was giving away so many rare items to my friends that they advised me to put them on auction so that others could at last get enjoyment from them."

The records include a string of famous Motown releases and an archive of signed contracts from the stars.

Jon Baddeley, Bonhams Group head of entertainment sales, continued to the BBC : "This is without doubt one of the most important collections of late 20th century popular arts ever to come to auction.

"It is an accolade to David Gest, who has over the past 30 years passionately sought out, preserved and curated the thousands of pieces of memorabilia from his collection."