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Man previously dubbed “Britain’s naughtiest boy” now earns £360,000 a year (Image: Courtesy of Tom Roberts / SWNS)
A man previously dubbed “Britain’s naughtiest boy” now earns £360,000 a year running a personal development academy in Thailand.
Having undergone significant changes himself after serving time in a young offenders’ institution for grievous bodily harm, Tom Roberts now helps others “transform their lives”.
After this period, the 24-year-old immersed herself in self-improvement literature and consulted wellness advisors, including Bob Proctor; This motivated him to move to Koh Samui, Thailand, to start his own personal development academy.
However, Tom, who hails from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, appeared on Channel 4’s Mr Drew’s School For Boys in 2014 when he was 11 years old. His mother enrolled him in the program after he was expelled from school a few weeks before finishing primary school for calling a principal a “bald stupid bastard.”
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The young entrepreneur now admits that this behavior “sucks” and uses it to motivate his customers to choose the right path when faced with difficulties. Its academy, Generation I, has over 240 clients worldwide and generates monthly revenue of £30,000.
Looking back on his struggles today, Tom said: “I got into a lot of trouble. I was fighting all the time and didn’t know how to control my emotions. My father’s death made things so much worse and I was pushing everyone around me to their limits.”
“The program labeled me ‘the naughtiest boy in England’ and it was hard to escape. But after two prison sentences I realized I couldn’t keep living like this.”
“I had to make a change and found solace in reading about healthy living and the mind. This inspired me to help others and make sure they don’t make the same mistakes I did.”
Tom runs a business school in Thailand. // A man labeled ‘Britain’s naughtiest boy’ has launched his own six-figure personal development school in Thailand – “helping people transform their lives”. Tom Roberts, 24, appeared on Channel 4’s Mr Drew’s School For Boys in 2014 when he was 11 years old. He struggled with behavioral issues and got in trouble during his tenure on the show due to his constant fighting and swearing at adults; now he admits it “sucks.” It was only after he was convicted twice for grievous bodily harm in 2020 and 2021 that he received the “wake-up call” he needed and decided to turn over a new leaf. Photo published 10/03/2026 (Image: Tom Roberts / SWNS)
But Tom, whose father Lou died of alcoholism aged 56, now helps people become the “best version of themselves” in what he describes as a “fulfilling job”.
The young man added: “I am now an entrepreneur who shapes lives for the better, sort of like a therapist.
“Looking back, I admit my behavior was terrible. But I also see a child who needed help and guidance. You are not defined by your past, and I am living proof that you can always turn over a new leaf. Never give up.”
Mr Roberts appeared in Channel 4’s Mr Drew’s School For Boys in 2014. Dubbed ‘Britain’s naughtiest child’, he grew up to earn £360,000 a year running a personal development school in Thailand. A boy branded ‘Britain’s naughtiest boy’ has turned his life around and now earns £360,000 a year running a self-improvement school in Thailand.Tom Roberts, 24, appeared in Channel 4’s 2014 show Mr Drew’s School for Boys as a troublesome 11-year-old boy who struggles with behavioral problems when fighting and swears throughout the programme. It took seven years for Mr Roberts to get the existential ‘wake-up call’ he needed after he was twice convicted of grievous bodily harm as a teenager in 2020 and 2021. (Image: Channel 4)
During his time at Mr. Drew’s School For Boys, Tom was often seen fighting with classmates, escaping through windows, and engaging in disruptive behavior with teachers.
Shortly after the program, Tom started secondary school, where he faced expulsion for the second time in just three months.
He then moved to a specialist school, Archers Brook, in Ellesmere Port, where he stayed and successfully passed all his GCSEs.
