BIG BROTHER is set to return this weekend and viewers will be shocked to learn how little housemates are paid to appear on the show, compared to celebrity contestants.
The civilian BB contestants enter the Big Brother house on Sunday, October 6 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
Are Big Brother contestants paid?
The Big Brother housemates do indeed get paid for appearing on the show.
The exact amount that ITV pay their contestants, has been kept a secret.
Big Brother give you a little bit to help you, they do give you a subsidy. It’s not a lot but they do help you.
Big Brother 15 star Mark Byron
But we do know that Channel 5 paid their housemates £50 a day.
Big Brother 15 star Mark Byron said the showrunners help housemates by offering a small cash sum to tie them over with bills in the outside world while they’re in the house.
Speaking to Liverpool Echo he said: “They give you a little bit to help you, they do give you a subsidy.
“I think, when I was on, it was only something like £50. It’s not a lot but they do help you.
“It was like £50 for every day you’re in there which isn’t a lot but if you’re in there for 13 weeks it soon adds up.”
In the US, housemates are reportedly getting paid $1k each week, which amounts to £819 – so there is a big difference.
David Gest and Katie Price are among the highest paid celebrity contestants to ever appear on the show.
The prize money for winning Big Brother is a whopping £100K, but there is no cash prize on Celebrity Big Brother.
Who won the last series of Big Brother?
In 2023, ITV revived the iconic reality TV show after Channel 5 axed it in 2018.
After a tense final, Jordan won ITV’s first ever Big Brother and walked away with a whopping £100,000 after fending off competition from Henry, Noky, Olivia and Yinrun.
And the first words out of his mouth after his name was called out by hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best summed him up perfectly.
“I can now pay my council tax,” Jordan quipped, ever so dryly.
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Olivia finished the series in second place, Henry in third, Yinrun fourth, and Noky in fifth.
For the first return of Celebrity Big Brother in March 2024, David Potts was crowned the winner.
When does Big Brother start?
Big Brother returns on Sunday, October 6 at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
After this the show will air daily at 9pm on ITV2.
The reality series will be followed each night by Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live – giving viewers additional exclusive content.
The Live Stream is also making a comeback, airing seven nights a week on ITVX.
This will give fans the opportunity to watch live footage into the small hours after Late & Live.
Celebrity Big Brother sees a line-up of stars leave their life of luxury behind.
Like the original BB, they will take part in nominations and tough tasks with cameras capturing their every move.
The civilian series of BB will be co-hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best.
