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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BBC releases rich list but Stacey Solomon and Rylan Clark are absent from report
The BBC has released its annual rich list once again, though fans were shocked to see two of the broadcaster's biggest stars were missing - Stacey Solomon and Rylan Clark. It'll come as little surprise that Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball were two of the top earners, with the latter being the highest-paid female at the network. The reason for some names being absent is due to them working for BBC Studios, the commercial branch of the corporation. Read more: Barclays paying free £175 into bank accounts and 'many eligible' This means the Beeb doesn't have to publish the salaries of its biggest stars that operate in that arm of the broadcaster. While he has now left the broadcaster, Lineker earned a staggering £1.35 million, while Zoe Ball made £519,000. Full list of highest BBC earners Stacey Solomon The Sort Your Life Out star's earnings have gone from £1.4 million in 2023 to £3 million the following year. Solomon's business, Key Map Entertainment, is also valued at over £7 million. Richard Osman Former Pointless star and now House of Games presenter, Richard Osman, earns a massive salary. Documents state his earnings at £3,702,23 in 2025, a hefty profit from the £1,904,477 from the year before. Louis Theroux Theroux's accounts for his business, Blobfish Limited, reveal a total of £2,883,786, sitting in the bank. This saw an increase in around £1 million between 2022 and 2023. Graham Norton The Graham Norton Show has established itself as one of the best late-night talk shows in the world. Just last year, he took home a hefty sum of £2,774,145 from the production firm So Television. Michael McIntyre Michael McIntyre's The Wheel and The Big Show are some of the biggest shows on the Beeb. As such, his production company, Hungry McBear, was worth a staggering £1,753,861 in 2023. Claudia Winkleman MBE Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman is one of the most beloved stars of the BBC, and that's reflected in her pay packet. Her firm, Little Owl Production, shows a sum of £1,575,279 for her 2023 accounts, while she signed a new £1 million deal to continue fronting The Traitors, as well as taking home around £600,000 for presenting Strictly with Tess Daly. Rylan Clark Clark is a mainstay of the BBC, with his own BBC Radio 2 programme and hosting his show with Rob Rinder - Grand Tour. According to his Companies House records, he profited a nice sum of £1,447,866. Wynne Evans Wynne was sacked from the BBC after his controversial comments made on the Strictly Live tour came to light in January. Despite this, he still took home the sum of £734,000 in 2024. John Torode Torode has been axed MasterChef alongisde his co-presenter Gregg Wallace. Caspar 10 Ltd, Torode's firm, states he earned £47,351 for this year. Gregg Wallace While Gregg Wallace has been booted from the BBC after a report found that 45 out of 83 allegations of inappropriate behaviour were upheld, he still took home a hefty pay cheque. Documents show that Lobster Enterprises, his firm, made £24,830, as of February of this year.
Daily Mail
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The real BBC rich list REVEALED: From Stacey Solomon to Richard Osman and Rylan Clark - the stars earnings the corporation don't publish
Earlier this week it was revealed Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball have topped the BBC rich list again this year as their whopping salaries were published. The BBC's annual report for 2024/25 showed the sport star's £1.35 million salary made him the Beeb's highest-paid star over the last year with Zoe the highest-paid woman at the corporation on £519,000, despite working part-time. However it appears they aren't really the richest stars at the corporation as several famous faces were absent from the report. The likes of Stacey Solomon, Rylan Clark and Claudia Winkleman were not listed as BBC studios, its own commercial arm, does not have to publish the salaries of its own stars. A dive into several presenters filings of their limited firms registered at Companies House means it is possible to estimate the earnings of some fan favourites. So who really is topping the BBC hidden rich list? Stacey Solomon - £7.3million Back in April MailOnline revealed Stacey to be worth a staggering £7.3million after dramatically increasing her fortune last year. The Dagenham-born TV star, 35, who presents BBC show Sort Your Life Out, has enlarged her earnings from £1.4million in 2023 to £3million the following year, with the former X Factor finalist's business Key Map Entertainment now valued at over £7million. Mother-of-five Stacey made a portion of her wealth after securing a reality show deal with the BBC, which follows her life with husband, ex-EastEnders actor Joe Swash, 43, and their children. The former singer has earned her fortune by fronting multiple womenswear and children's ranges with high street giant Primark, homeware collections in supermarket Asda, and lucrative social media deals with the likes of Jet2 and In The Style. Richard Osman - £3,702,23 He was best known for co-hosting Pointless and has since gone on to host House Of Games. And Records for Six Seven Entertainment - of which Richard, 54, is the sole director - saw retained earnings come in at £3,702,23 in 2025, up from £1,904,477 the year before. It comes after a stellar year for the former Pointless host, which saw the build up to his series being adapted by Netflix, starring Dame Helen Mirren, Celia Imrie, Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ben Kingsley. Louis Theroux - £2,883,786 Louis' company Blobfish Limited made a total of £2,883,786 according to its most recent accounts, increasing its earnings by around £1 million between 2022 and 2023. While he has been the BBC's unassuming interviewer for 26 years, it seems he is taking a step back from his work with the national broadcaster. After two series of Louis Theroux Interviews, it was reported by The Sun earlier this year that Louis will not be making any more series for the foreseeable future and will instead be working with Netlix. Graham Norton - £2,774,145 The Irish star has been presenting his Friday night BBC chat show for 18 years and last year signed a deal with ITV, thought to be worth around £1million, to front a rebooted version of Wheel of Fortune. His former production company So Television was also bought by ITV in a deal reported to be worth up to £17million in 2012 and, last year, he took a £2.7million salary from So. Michael McIntyre - £1,753,861 Earlier this year the BBC announced they had secured a further two series of Michael McIntyre's The Wheel and The Big Show. His own production firm, Hungry McBear, with TV producer pal Dan Baldwin worth £1,753,861 in 2023. Claudia Winkleman - £1,575,279 Claudia's company Little Owl Production shows a total equity of £1,575,279 for the 2024 accounts. And the presenter is one of the channel's favourite presenters as the success of The Traitors continues to go from strength to strength. It's reported that she has a £1million deal to continue making the show and also earns around £600,000 a year for presenting Strictly Come Dancing with Tess Daly. Rylan Clark - £1,447,866 Rylan's Limited companies house shows he made £1,447,866 according to last year's accounts. The presenter has become a household name and despite rising to fame on the X Factor he is now an established figure at the BBC. He hosts his own Radio 2 show and earlier this year won the Corporation a Bafta TV award for his Grand Tour travel show alongside Rob Rinder. It has been a rocky year for the BBC and there are also some stars who have since parted ways with the corporation including Wynne Evans and most recently Gregg Wallace and John Torode. Wynne Evans - £734,830 Wynne was axed by the BBC following a controversial comment made during the Strictly Come Dancing live tour in January, but his accounts show he made £734,830 in 2024. After his BBC Wales show was cut, Wynne announced that he would be launching a new radio show - which he has now confirmed he will record from The Welsh House. After the BBC launched an investigation into his conduct, bosses decided not to renew his radio contract for his show. Then, it was revealed that his travelogue series with Joanna Page was cancelled after just one series. The programme originally aired in February and March of this year and was placed on ice when Wynne was dropped from the Strictly tour before returning to screens. Gregg Wallace - £24,830 Documents show Gregg's company Lobster Enterprises made £24,830 as of February this year. Gregg is said to be plotting a 'secret survival plan' and is desperate to keep earning, having been side-lined since last year following a raft of allegations about his inappropriate behaviour on set at MasterChef. A report this week substantiated 45 of the 83 allegations against him, and the BBC informed the star that it had no intention of working with him in the future. John Torode - £47,351 Meanwhile coming bottom of the list, John's company Caspar 10 Ltd shows accounts of £47,351 for 2025. The BBC also sacked John for 'using an extremely offensive racist term'. The Australian chef, 59, was axed from the cooking competition in an announcement from the broadcaster on Tuesday afternoon after the Gregg Wallace investigation also found John had once used an 'extremely offensive racist term', allegedly during some drinks after filming. John posted to Instagram on Tuesday evening to say he had 'no recollection' of the incident and did not believe it had happened.
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BBC stars' salaries revealed: Gary Lineker top list again on £1.35m followed by Zoe Ball - as annual report recognises 'appalling Huw Edwards revelations'
Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball have topped the BBC rich list again this year, a new report shows today — as the corporation acknowledged 'challenges' with its workplace culture. Match of the Day host Lineker left his job in May after being accused of posting an antisemitic trope on social media. The 64-year-old's £1.35 million salary made him the Beeb's highest-paid star over the last year, according to the BBC's annual report for 2024/25. Radio 2 host Zoe Ball is the highest-paid woman at the corporation on £519,000, despite working part-time. She left her full-time position as the station's breakfast show host in December. Her replacement Scott Mills is on £359,999. Meanwhile, it is the first time disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards, previously the highest-paid newsreader, has not appeared on the list. He left the BBC last year after being convicted for possessing indecent images of children. Bosses have since tried to claw back money he made between the date of his arrest and when he stepped down, with little success. Director-general Tim Davie wrote: 'As well as transforming our organisation, we continue to work hard to transform our culture. 'This year brought major challenges in the form of the appalling Huw Edwards revelations along with further examples of truly unacceptable behaviours coming to light. 'An independent review into the BBC's workplace culture produced a series of recommendations which we accepted in full. 'We have since rolled out a comprehensive set of actions which directly respond to the challenge of these findings and kicked off a two-year programme of work to deliver real change in our workplace culture.' Mr Davie confirmed there have been dismissals for bad behaviour since the action plan was launched in April. He added he has a 'vision' of a BBC culture that is 'kind, inclusive, safe and everyone feels inspired and enabled to do their best work'. Samir Shah, chairman of the BBC, said there are 'pockets in the organisation' where bad behaviour festers. 'There are still places where powerful individuals on and off-screen can abuse that power to make life for their colleagues unbearable,' he said. He added the Beeb must act 'with speed, be bolder and braver in our actions, and dial up our risk appetite in taking visible steps to stamp out unacceptable and inappropriate behaviours'.
RNZ News
08-06-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
NBR releases 2025 rich list
The National Business Review has released its 2025 rich list, painting a picture of Aotearoa's rich and powerful. NBR co-editor Hamish McNicol spoke to Corin Dann. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
UK's 50 richest families hold more wealth than 50% of population, analysis finds
The number of billionaires in the UK has grown sharply – from 15 in 1990 to 165 in 2024 – at the same time as inequality in the UK's overall wealth distribution has dramatically increased, analysis has found. Timed to coincide with the Sunday Times' rich list, the Equality Trust's investigation also found that billionaires have become 'ludicrously' more wealthy, with their average wealth skyrocketing by more than 1,000% over the same period. The top 50 richest families in the UK now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population, comprising more than 34 million people. In 2024, the two richest UK billionaires held more wealth between them than all the billionaires in the 1990 rich list combined. 'Our analysis also shows the vampiric nature of extreme wealth, which is completely incompatible with the health and wellbeing of the nation,' said Priya Sahni-Nicholas, co-executive director of the Equality Trust. 'Property, inheritance and finance account for over half of total billionaire current wealth: sources of wealth creation that are responsible for large-scale planetary and community destruction. 'The obscene growth in wealth of the UK's richest is due to them profiting from society's struggles while causing them additional harm and undermining successive governments' goals of decarbonisation, spreading more wealth and growth out of London, ending the housing crisis, encouraging the growth of new – and frequently greener – industries, and encouraging stronger communities. 'The issue of extreme wealth really is existential; for our very survival we need to get serious about changing economic structures and design policies that end the existence of billionaires.' Julia Davies, a member of Patriotic Millionaires UK, said that inclusion in the rich list should be a mark of shame. 'This process of hoovering up wealth into the hands of ever fewer people is directly harming everyone. These people don't deserve that level of wealth, it just so happens that some people gather an incredible amount of money around them while other people don't, despite educating our kids and keeping our health service going.' Davies said it was wrong to call the wealthy 'job creators'. 'I call them job eradicators because when you consolidate businesses into the hands of ever fewer people, you're wiping out smaller and medium-sized businesses because they cannot compete with chains that undercut them. 'These people also employ such effective tax-management measures that they're paying far lower rates of tax to the local and national economy than working people or small to medium-sized businesses.' It did not have to be this way, she said. 'You can use wealth to accumulate ever more wealth or you can use it to address many of the multiple issues that society is struggling with. 'It's not intrinsic in being wealthy to want to continue to attract ever more wealth to yourself at the expense of society,' she said. 'That's not something that just happens to you when you become wealthy and we shouldn't just accept it. It's a choice.' Fernanda Balata, a political economist at the New Economics Foundation and author of Exploring An Extreme Wealth Line, said that the UK had gone down a route of economic instability while the government had put the super-wealthy above everyone else. That, she said, 'is not by accident.' 'There are so many connections now between the wealthy and the powerful, that it spills over into public institutions,' she said. 'This means politicians today are having to rely increasingly on lies and flawed narratives to keep the system going.' But Balata said there was hope. 'There is broad consensus now that extreme levels of wealth inequalities are causing multiple harms to society.' Balata said that politicians need to start looking at extreme wealth as an issue in itself. 'We need an Extreme Wealth Line: the point at which excessive wealth causes unjustifiable harm,' she said. Dr Benjamin Tippet, a lecturer in economics and wealth inequality at King's College London, has modelled what a 2% tax on those on the rich list would have raised, if the policy had been in place since the mid-90s. 'I discovered that a 2% wealth tax on the tax residents on the rich list would have raised about the equivalent of £6bn per year: £155bn,' he said. 'Invested, that would have been worth about £325bn in today's money – well over £11,000 per household. That's a significant national wealth fund. And even with this tax, the share of wealth of people on the rich list – the top 0.001% – would still have increased.'
