"Celebrity Big Brother" will pay as high as $1 million for a celebrity that it will be featured in a series. Ray J tops the list of the highest-paid housemates in CBB history receiving $1 million.
TMZ reported that the voucher shows the singer receiving the said amount before his entry into the house. Aside from the said salary, he will also receive $30k for his fare and accommodation while filming the reality show.
Ray J has appeared "The Sinbad Show" as foster son L.J. Beckley with David Adkins in 1993 to 1994. He has also appeared with his sister Brandy in "Moesha." At 14, Ray J released his debut album called "Everything You Want" and it landed at top 25 in the charts.
He is the famous boyfriend of reality star Kim Kardashian from 2003 to 2006. A sex tape they made together made headlines last year when Kanye West's wife sued the company that released the said tape. The case was settled and Kris Jenner's daughter received $5 million settlement.
Interesting personalities through the years have received huge offers from Channel 5. The second highest-paid housemate is a couple - Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt who received $700K together according to Mirror.
The celebrities that were paid enormous salaries for joining "Celebrity Big Brother" include David Gest was paid $740K, Katie Price and Katie Hopkins were both paid $400K. Jonathan Cheban received $370K, Daniella Westbrook was paid $200K and Stephanie Davis got $150K. They were featured in series 17 in 2016.
Christopher Biggins was paid $150K when he joined in 2016, series 18. Series 16 saw the appearance of Janice Dickinson who took home $370K in 2015.
Celebrity news reporter Perez Hilton got $185K for his brief stay in the celebrity house in series 15. Kellie Maloney was paid $400K and Stephanie Pratt received $310K for the participation in series 14 in the year 2014.
In 2009, the reality show has already been paying housemates huge salary. Ulrika Jonsson was paid $175K when she appeared in series 6.
It is interesting how Ray J and the Speidi couple will live inside the house. "Celebrity Big Brother" series 19 premiered last January 3, 2017.
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