How much do the Great British Bake Off judges and presenters get paid?
THE Great British Bake Off is a massive show for Channel 4, so it’s only fair their judges and presenters get paid handsomely.
The heartwarming series is back on the box and fans will be keen to know just how much they take home.
How much do the Great British Bake Off judges and presenters get paid?
Paul Hollywood
It was well publicised that Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood received a HUGE bump in his pay packet when he stuck with the show when it switched to Channel 4.
Scouser Paul was believed to be getting £1.2million over three years from 2017 to 2020 to be the main judge.
This meant he bagged £400,000 a series, after getting less than £100,000 a year at the BBC.
There haven’t been any confirmed updates on what new contract he might’ve signed since the original deal has expired, but if the first is anything to go by, he is bound to of received a pay increase.
Prue Leith
Paul’s fellow judge Prue Leith‘s exact salary is being kept a closely guarded secret.
However, when she signed her contract back in 2017, it was reported she is paid £200,000 a series.
If this is true, it means Prue is paid nearly three times more than what her predecessor Mary Berry took home for doing the same job.
Noel Fielding
Next we have Bake Off presenter Noel Fielding.
The Sun previously revealed that the comic also earns £200,000 a series.
This will be a huge bonus for him, after admitting to squandering his previous financial success when he was on the hit series The Mighty Boosh.
Amanda Hammond
Alison Hammond joined the show in 2023 after previous host Matt Lucus quit the series.
It is not known exactly how much she gets paid, but it is likely to be the same as Noel.
Thanks to her regular hosting gig on This Morning, the former Big Brother star does have an impressive net worth of £4M.
Do the contestants on The Great British Bake Off get paid?
The answer to that is simply no – in fact, some are even left out of pocket for being on the show. Contestants have to pay for their own ingredients to practise at home, which can work out quite expensive.
Former Bake Off presenter Sandi Toksvig revealed this can actually leave some of the bakers a bit short.
She told the : “These [the bakers] are not wealthy people.
“To some of them, just buying the ingredients to practise at home has pushed them to the limit in terms of their finances.”
She added: “Maybe that’s not something that gets talked about.”
And the winner doesn’t receive a cash prize either.
There is no £100,000 waiting for them or a contract with a big baking firm – instead, they get a bunch of flowers and go home with the honour of winning the show.