“Celebrity MasterChef”the hit Spanish television show, is known for pushing celebrities from all walks of life to their limits in the kitchen. However, aside from cooking skills and entertainment, a question that intrigues many viewers is: How much do ‘MasterChef Celebrity’ contestants and judges make?
This is the money that anonymous ‘MasterChef’ contestants earn
On “MasterChef”, anonymous contestants are paid around 1,200 euros per show, which allows them to earn around 15,600 euros if they participate in the full season, which usually has 13 episodes.
How much do famous MasterChef Celebrity contestants earn?
Each season, “MasterChef Celebrity” contestants receive financial compensation of approximately 17,150 euros by episode. For those who manage to make it to the end, this means a cumulative profit of around 205,800 eurossince the editions generally have 12 episodes. This number, of course, is a significant incentive, in addition to the prestige that comes with standing out in such a renowned program.
This juicy payday adds to the experience of participating in a reality TV show that not only challenges celebrities’ culinary skills, but also their emotional resilience and ability to work under pressure. Even if not everyone reaches the final stage, each episode is an opportunity to win a nice sum.
How much does Masterchef Celebrity cost?
Indeed, after consulting the Transparency Portal produced and published by the site specializing in Television ‘Bluper’, from ‘El Español’, the cost of the popular competition has been revealedproduced by Shine Iberia. An economical sum which is not accessible to everyone and which benefits the members of the jury, the candidates and the rest of the team.
Thus, the judges of the program, Jordi Cruz, Pepe Rodríguez and Samantha Vallejo-Nágera charge 10,000 euros for each delivery complete program. Thus, if we take into account the programs broadcast in the last edition, the chefs and presenters They pocketed 130,000 euros each.
On the other hand, candidates for anonymous editions earn 1,200 euros per programfor which they received a total of 15,600 euros in total.
Let us also not forget that The candidate declared the winner wins a final prize of 100,000 eurosin addition to publishing his own recipe book. In addition, the three finalists complete their training at the Basque Culinary Center of the University of Gastronomic Sciences.
What the MasterChef team wins
Finally, the highest cost of the program is the technical production team, with 2.2 million eurosfollowed by artistic personnel with 623,000 euros and script, music and third-party rights, which cost 311,000 euros.
A fairly large sum of money which, in the case of The tenth edition of the program cost TVE 5.3 million euros402,232 euros for each program. Amounts that could be higher for “Masterchef 11” if we take into account the above, since the new season presents itself with a double broadcast and double the number of participants.
