A man previously branded "Britain's naughtiest kid" now rakes in £360,000 annually by operating a personal development academy in Thailand.

Tom Roberts currently assists others in "transforming their lives" having undergone substantial changes himself after serving time in a young offenders institution for grievous bodily harm.

After this period, the 24 year old immersed himself in self-help literature and consulted wellness mentors, including Bob Proctor, which motivated him to relocate to Koh Samui, Thailand to establish his own personal development academy.

However, Tom, who hails from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, featured on the Channel 4 programme Mr Drew's School For Boys in 2014 aged 11. His mother enrolled him on the show after he was expelled mere weeks before completing primary school for calling a headteacher a "bald idiot k******d".

The young entrepreneur now acknowledges this conduct was "awful" and utilises it to motivate his clients to choose the correct path when confronting difficulties. His academy, Generation I, boasts over 240 clients globally, and generates £30,000 monthly.

Looking back on his struggles today, Tom said: "I got into a lot of trouble. I was always fighting and I didn't know how to control my emotions. The death of my dad made things a lot worse and I was pushing everyone around me to their limits."

"The show labelled me 'Britain's naughtiest kid' and it was hard to escape that. But after two jail sentences I knew I couldn't keep living this way.

"I had to make a change and found comfort in reading about wellness and the mind. It inspired me to help others and for those not to make the same mistakes I did."

However, Tom, whose father Lou died from alcoholism aged 56, now assists people in becoming "the best version of themselves" through what he describes as "a fulfilling job."

The young man added: "Now I'm an entrepreneur shaping lives for the better, kind of like a therapist.

"Looking back at my younger self, I agree that my behaviour was awful. But I also see a boy who needed help and guidance. You are not defined by your past and I'm living proof that you can always turn a new leaf. Never give up."

Throughout his appearance on Mr Drew's School For Boys, Tom was frequently shown brawling with classmates, escaping through windows and confronting teachers with troublesome conduct.

Shortly following the programme, Tom began secondary school where he faced a second expulsion after just three months.

He subsequently moved to a specialist school called Archers Brook, in Ellesmere Port, where he stayed and successfully passed all of his GCSEs.