Star benefits from currency exchange rates

Burlesque star Dita von Teese, has noted the benefits of a strong dollar when performing in the UK.

As the dollar creeps up towards £0.65, the celebrity performer told the Telegraph that she feels entitled to spend a little more while in the UK.

Ms von Teese commented: "Now the conversion rate is a bit better for me, but I have also figured out I am entitled to a 'per diem' [per day] subsistence expense so I can offset my food bills against tax."

She added that even when the dollar was not outperforming the pound to the same extent, there were still bonuses to be found.

"When it was $2 to the pound I was on what I called the 'British pound diet'. If I wanted room service over here I would make the conversion back to dollars in my head and it just seemed too expensive so I would end up just having soup – a financial reason to stay thin," said the star.

Today (February 10th) the dollar reach a high of £0.642 at 16:00GMT.

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Posted by Eleanor Ward