Who banks with Coutts

The Sun

It wasn’t very long ago that Matt Smith was an unknown actor struggling to make ends meet.

But the next Doctor Who has been catapulted into the big time and been handed a handsome salary to match his new-found fame.

So who better to put in charge of your piles of cash than the ultra-elite Queen’s bankers Coutts.

Matt — pictured here in London and out for the first time with his Brazilian girlfriend — has signed a five-year deal with the BBC worth a whopping £1million.

And I can reveal the new Time Lord has met with the posh bank’s bosses to set up an account.

Normally even Matt’s mega money wouldn’t be enough to get his foot in the door.

To be eligible to open a Coutts account you must have a minimum of £500,000 cash to invest or £5million net assets, such as property — and even then you are only admitted on a strict selection basis.

However, the bank can bend the rules if they think it is likely you will end up rolling in it......read more here.