Top 10 reality TV earners







Position


Star


Show


Fortune




1


Will Young


Pop Idol


12.5




2


Leona Lewis


X Factor


11




3


Lauren Conrad


The Hills


8.7




4


Jade Goody


Big Brother


8




5


Kelly Clarkson


American Idol


8




6


Myleene Klass


Popstars


7.5




7


Gareth Gates


Pop Idol


6.5




8


Susan Boyle


Britain's Got Talent


4-6




9


Paul Potts


Britain's Got Talent


5




10


Girls Aloud


Popstars: The Rivals


4 (each)

 source: The Times

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