If you like reality TV shows, the names of Bastos and Nathalie Andreani are certainly not unknown to you. The first, whose real name is Bastien Grimal, has participated in several programs, including The Apprentice AdventurersTHE Princes of love et Secret Story. The second became known in 2014 in Secret Story 8 alongside Vivian Grimigni, his companion at the time. This week, Sam Zirah received them on his show AJA broadcast on YouTube. The opportunity to talk about the salaries they received as participants, as we can see in an extract posted on Instagram.
Rude (Love Island) : “I stayed eleven days, I took 11 000 euros”
“I did Love Islandwhich is a W9 show, it was ITV the production, so neither Banijay nor Studio 89 which are the two biggest, and I was paid 1 000 euros per day”recalled Bastos, decked out in a leather mask. “And, on top of that, the days I was at the hotel, I was paid toohe added, wanting to demonstrate transparency, causing Sam Zirah's astonishment. I stayed eleven days [îles] Canaries and I took 11 000 euros.” These confidences prompted Nathalie Andreani to do the same: “When I entered Secret StoryI was paid 750 euros per day. I stayed for two weeks.” “I remember how much we were paid, it was 800 euros per week, and 400 in rights per week”added Bastos. “And the candidates who left were paid half until the end. That is to say that even if you did not stay on the show, you were paid,” continued Nathalie Andreani. “Because they were called to return”Bastos concludes.
Secret Story : candidates sign an employment contract
In September 2017, TV 2 Weeks was interested in the remuneration of participants in Secret Story. At the end of the previous season, Marvin, one of the participants, revealed that once they enter the House of Secrets, the candidates receive 534 euros gross per week. Once eliminated, they continue to be paid 343 euros gross until the end of the season. Finally, he specified that the participants, who all sign an employment contract, also received 750 euros per month for image rights.
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