 Sunday Times journalist Michael Gillard was named British Journalism Awards Journalist of the Year in 2013 for the expose, but was unable to attend the award ceremony due to security concerns meaning that he was unable to attend public events in London.It was revealed in May 2014 that Lloyds Bank had loaned Hunt up to £5 Million at the time of the case, after a £4.2 Million loan with Barclays was called in after staff read media reports of the case.It was also revealed that whilst owing The Sunday Times £805,000 in legal costs, Hunt was loaned £1 Million by former pornographer and newspaper owner and current West Ham United F.C.