Do celebrities on Realitiy Shows get paid big bucks for being on the shows?!
Question: This question started when my grandma said that Kate on Jon & Kate Plus 8 ---- sold her kids out...
Have you heard about any money exchanges?
I know has beens like Vanilla Ice probably need a buck!
Answers: This question started when my grandma said that Kate on Jon & Kate Plus 8 ---- sold her kids out...
Have you heard about any money exchanges?
I know has beens like Vanilla Ice probably need a buck!
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Q: Do people get paid to be in reality shows? Does Gene Simmons’ family get paid to be in “Gene Simmons' Family Jewels”? Or do Danny Bonaduce and his family get paid to be in “Breaking Bonaduce”?. I know people on shows like “Laguna Beach” etc do not get paid. But do celebrities on shows that follow their families such as the ones listed above get paid? —Lisa
A: Most definitely. Otherwise, why would they agree to do the show?
While the B-list celebrities will often get attention and new work as a result of their reality show appearances, that’s not guaranteed. Plus, the networks profit from the shows, and thus the stars should, too. Stars aren’t bashful about discussing the fact that they’re compensated. For example, Janice Dickinson told me she did “The Surreal Life” solely for the money.
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That said, their pay isn’t huge. Stars tend to receive about $10,000 to $25,000 per episode for their appearances on reality TV, according to a recent report in the New York Post. But that does vary. For the second season of “The Osbournes,” for example, each member of the clan reportedly received $5 million, bringing MTV’s bill to $20 million. That was a huge salary increase, considering they only received about $5,000 each, per episode, for the first season. Then again, it was a huge hit for the network.
Such salary increases are common; as a show’s popularity increases, so do advertising rates, and thus so does a star’s salary. For the first season of “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump received $50,000 per episode, and double that for the second season.
For the third season of “Dancing with the Stars,” participants were offered contracts that had variable pay rates, depending upon how long they lasted, for a maximum of $245,000. That’s compared to the $125,000 or so that John O’Hurley and Kelly Monaco received for their appearances on the first season.
the above is from an article on msnbc......
it has always been know that contestants on reality game shows get paid, even if they don't win the top prize, but the reality shows centered on families get paid even more....... The fact of the matter is between product placement and the fact that they are litterally doing a job, means that they have to be paid......
In order for reality stars to do their production they have to limit any outside work they do.... They also have to spend time, getting makeup and wardrobe........ now most people will say, that shouldn't be because it is reality, but it still happens...... they also plan plots out to an extent....... they have talked about it alot with that show......... i can not think of the name to save my life, but these two teens work at a magazine........... but really only one actually works there....... they other one just looks like it.......... They also have to do takes of scenes and people have to live there life over again....
SO while it may be reality tv....... it isn't a documentary where you just run the camera while others watch you pick your nose every once in awhile....... it is tv........ sets, props, costumes......... its about as real as a "based on a true story" movie...... it isn't the exact story, but I good representation of fact......... so they are getting paid to do a job.......
On the Howard Stern show Howard's girlfriend Beth got offered a part on Dancing With the Stars. They said it paid $34,000 a week plus expenses.
I guess so like The House Of Carters With AC Aaron.
Boy he's hot!!!