Panto Rich list revealed as stars bank six-figure fortunes despite fans mocking career move
RADIO 2’s Scott Mills has earned £190,000 in panto — but TV fave Alison Hammond is still queen of the Christmas show pay deals.
Despite her opting to sit out the 2025/26 panto season, The Sun understands that no one on the circuit has been able to command her £195,000 fee.
The 50-year-old This Morning host had become a regular — most recently starring as a Magic Mermaid in Birmingham’s production of Peter Pan.
Meanwhile Scott, 52, played Mayor Mills Jack and the Beanstalk in High Wycombe, Bucks.
Fellow BBC host Vernon Kay, who stayed off the stage this time, played in Aladdin there last year.
Catherine Tate, 56, is reported to have pulled in around £120,000 for a 60-show run at The London Palladium.
She made her debut in the panto playing the Wicked Fairy in Sleeping Beauty.
Other lesser known stars taking part in Panto this year include Call the Midwife’s Laura Main and Helen George.
The Sun understands there is set to be a huge shake up of London panto as a series of decade long contracts expire.
A source said: “Many of the famous faces in the Palladium’s panto have been on contracts locking them in for years – some as much as a decade.
“They are now all running out so bosses are ready to shake things up.”
Panto Rich List
1. Alison Hammond, £195,000
2. Scott Mills £190k
3. Vernon Kay. £190k
4. Christopher Biggins, £180k
5. Bradley Walsh. £120k
6. Catherine Tate, £120k
7. Brian Connelly, £120k
8. Sydnie Christmas, £80k
9. Nigel Havers, £60k
10. Katie Price, £50k