Real Housewives Of Atlanta...Real Paychecks

 

This is not a bad gig....as hard up as some of the ladies appear to be—what with NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak of The Real Housewives of Atlanta apparently demanding more cash for electric bills, clothes and such—overall, weep not. For the Real Housewives of Anywhere. Will leave you wanting to apply??

 

Check out the numbers: These numbers are courtesy of  NYC Reality School and yes there is a reality school for suckers to pay to land a spot on these scripted shows. Moving on. "My understanding is that some per diems are still pretty lousy," sources say. "We're talking $100 to $150 a day for some shows," particularly competition-style reality shows. "That's pretty standard with some shows, along with room and board," he says.

" As for something like The Real Housewives, one report indicates that the New York cast earns about $30,000 an episode, and that general ballpark—mid five figures—was backed up by some casting people.

Either way, I'm told, the pay is more than enough to handle bills from utility companies.

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