Some of Eastenders' biggest names have been told to take 15 per cent pay cuts. It is fair to say the soap's stars won't be feeling the pinch to quite the extent of you and me, but their wages have been dropped.
Barbara Windsor and Steve McFadden - who play Peggy and Phil Mitchell respectively - face a £54,000 a year dent from their £360,000 salaries. Pam St Clement (Pat) will lose £49,500 of her £330,000 annual income, while Adam Woodyatt (Ian) will see his salary drop to £263,500 from £310,000.
The actors are paid their full wage if they appear in all four shows each week. They will be given the option of dropping their pay voluntarily or being left out of enough episodes to facilitate the pay cut.
[Via Mirror]
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