Something for the weekend: The salaries of the Celebrity Traitors cast have been revealed ahead of the series, which is set to air on BBC One later this year.
The figures were stated as part of a discussion on BBC wages on The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, hosted by journalist Marina Hyde and presenter and author Richard Osman.
They revealed that all of the celebrities were paid a £40,000 fee to appear on the show, as opposed to being paid individual wages.
Hyde said: “It’s certainly interesting to compare something like Celebrity Traitors on the BBC to I’m a Celebrity on ITV. Although we haven’t seen the celebrity iteration yet, we know it’s going to be massive. Look at the calibre of the people they got. They were able to pay everybody a blanket 40k [sic] fee, right? They’re paying them a 40k fee.”
Osman compared it to US TV show The White Lotus, where the cast were all paid a base rate of $40,000 (£29,000) per episode instead of individual rates.
He said: “It’s like in The White Lotus when everyone got paid the same, they got paid much less than you would normally do,” before adding: “Everyone is massively overpaid in the entertainment business.”
Filming for the Celebrity Traitors, which is hosted by presenter Claudia Winkleman, took place earlier this year at Ardross Castle in Scotland.
The celebrities taking part in the show include actors Stephen Fry, Ruth Codd, Celia Imrie, Tameka Empson and Mark Bonnar. Comedians Alan Carr, Nick Mohammed, Joe Wilkinson and Lucy Beaumont will also appear, along with singers Paloma Faith, Cat Burns and Charlotte Church. Presenters Jonathan Ross, Clare Balding and Kate Garraway, Olympic diver Tom Daley, rugby player Joe Marler, historian and writer David Olusoga, and YouTuber Niko Omilana have also been confirmed to appear.
Sounds like a fair and inclusive way of achieving equal pay for everyone taking part!
