Dawn French makes a whopping £220k for her panto appearance — see what other TV stars make for their festive roles
IS it really pantomime season again? Oh, yes it is!
And up and down the country, the shows stars are set to dust off their wigs and sequins and earn themselves a top Christmas bonus. The biggest winner this year is comic Dawn French.
She is set to earn £220,000 for a five-week run in Snow White at the London Palladium. Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas is hot on her heels with a £160,000 pay cheque for her three-week stint as Mother Nature in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Liverpool Empire.
While Kim Woodburn is cleaning up as Snow White’s Wicked Queen at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre. She’ll get £30,000 for just over three weeks’ work.
Here CLEMMIE MOODIE looks at how much stars are raking in this Christmas
Dawn French
£220k
Snow White, The London Palladium
Joe McElderry
£48k
Dick Whittington, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Shirely Ballas
£160k
Jack and the Beanstalk, Liverpool Empire
Jimmy Osmond
£110k
Peter Pan, Birmingham Hippodrome
Les Dennis
£65k
Cinderella, Manchester Opera House
Duncan James
£80k
Jack and the Beanstalk, Derby Arena
Kim Woodburn
£30k
Snow White, Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
Debbie McGee
£60k
Sleeping Beauty, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Craig Revel Horwood
£135k
Cinderella, New Victoria Theatre, Woking