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Fury as ITV paid The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night stars £10,000 each — but raised just £4,000 for their charity appeal
STARS of ITV’s The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night were paid £10,000 each.
Megan McKenna, 25, and seven others were said to have stripped off “in the name of charity”. The one-off show raised just £4,000.
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A TV source said: “Viewers were made to think The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night was all about raising awareness and funds for breast cancer.
“While it did raise huge awareness and encourage viewers to check their bodies a host of the stars took a massive payday in the name of charity.
“It’s pretty appalling that this wasn’t made clear to viewers.
“Fans will be furious that they pocketed such huge sums.”
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The recent one-off show featured an eight-strong group led by Loose Women’s Coleen Nolan, 53, performing a routine and taking their clothes off.
Towie star Megan McKenna, 25, actress Ruth Madoc, 74, former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton, 38, presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford, 36, journalist Victoria Derbyshire, 49, Emmerdale’s Sally Dexter, 57 and comedian Helen Lederer, 63, also took part. Each has a link to cancer.
Celebrity women get naked for a photo shoot ahead of performing in The Real Full Monty
While splashing out for the celebs, ITV raised just £4,000 for charities including CoppaFeel!, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now on their online fundraising page.
After being contacted by The Sun, ITV removed all references from their website that the show was “in the name of charity”.
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Ladies Night followed a male version in which stars recreated the strip routine from The Full Monty for prostate cancer.
An ITV spokesman said: “The Real Full Monty shows’ focus and aim was raising awareness about cancer and encouraging people to make vital health checks. They clearly weren’t television charity fundraisers.”
He added: “They were ITV’s most watched factual shows this year, with overwhelmingly positive feedback.”
There is no suggestion that any of the celebrities have been involved in wrongdoing.
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The pay revelation comes after The Sun told how Great British Bake Off stars raked in hefty sums for Stand Up To Cancer specials — even though celebrity contestants gave their whole fees to charity.
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