Herbie Hide - Personal Life

Personal Life

In 1999, Hide was declared bankrupt by a British court after failing to pay various bills. However, around that same time, Hide informed a reporter that he had left £8,000 next to a lamp in his training camp and that, when he returned, the money was on fire. Court officers were understandably puzzled and demanded to know where the money had come from.

Hide has also been arrested a number of times. In December 2003, Hide was involved in a violent incident in a Norwich night club. Hide was approached by police officers in a nearby car park. However, he ran off, discarding a knife with a ten-inch blade. This resulted in his subsequent arrest and conviction for "possession of a bladed article." He was fined £750 for this offence.

In September 2004, Hide was again arrested for repeated failures to attend court hearings concerning assorted driving-related offenses. He had been charged with driving a Fiat Punto with no insurance on 15 May 2003 and driving a Bentley with no insurance and no MoT on 18 June of the same year. Hide had denied all the charges. He was scheduled to attend the ensuing court hearing in January 2004, but failed to do so. The hearing was then rescheduled at least three times in the following two months, but Hide failed to surface on those dates as well. In March 2004, he was convicted of all the charges. Hide's solicitor Ian Fisher told the court that he had no idea why his client had not appeared.. In September 2008, Hide was warned by Norwich magistrates that he faced 75 days in jail if the outstanding £3,767 of motoring fines were not paid by 30 November 2008. During a television interview in July 2008, Hide claimed that promoter Frank Warren had dishonestly and corruptly bribed Johnny Nelson to retire and give up his WBO cruiserweight title. Because of these claims, Hide had to pay £35,000 libel damages after Warren took the matter to court.

Hide appeared at Norwich crown court on 1 April 2011, charged with rape. Hide, who entered no plea, was remanded in custody to appear at Norwich Crown Court on Friday, 15 April 2011. The alleged rape took place between November 1, 2010 and November 7, 2010. He was later found innocent.

Hide is a supporter of Norwich City F.C. and has been officially greeted at Carrow Road.

On March 18, 2012, Police were called to Hide's home close to Norwich, after a man in his 20s was fatally stabbed at the premises. A murder enquiry has been started.