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Reality TV shows have captured audiences from around the nation, night in and night out, but exactly how much cash do the star’s who appear on these productions actually bring home?
According to a report by The Daily Telegraph the majority of contestants are ‘paid less than $100 a day’, a figure which is well below the minimum wage.
The news publication revealed that dating show Married At First Sight stars are paid $150 a day to pop on a tux or a white dress and marry a complete stranger in the hope that they’ll find love.
And as previously reported on WHO, in August 2017 The Courier Mail revealed that Monk will make $300,000 for her love-finding efforts. That insider also mentioned Matty J, on the other hand, earned $200,000 for his season.
However, a former star who chose to remain unnamed told News Corp that regular contestants who starred on the Channel Ten show didn’t score much cash.”You don’t get paid a wage as such, you get given a weekly expense allowance which is under $100 a day. It is below minimum wage.”
“‘It’s ridiculous what you get paid. A lot of the girls were excited to get that amount a week, but I was like are you serious I wouldn’t get out of bed for that,” she continued.
“‘It’s ridiculous what you get paid. A lot of the girls were excited to get that amount a week, but I was like are you serious I wouldn’t get out of bed for that,” she continued.
Meanwhile, Real Housewives Of Melbourne stars were reportedly given $70,00 per season on the reality TV gig.
Well then, we’re glad we cleared that up!
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