There are tough times in TV and Christine Bleakley has felt it having been asked to accept a pay-cut for presenting The One Show with Adrian Chiles.
Bleakley has been on £100,000 contract with the BBC and has now confirmed a further 2 year contract deal but at a much lower salary than she is used to.
A source said:
“The BBC played serious hardball over this. Their view was that nobody is worth holding on to at any cost anymore. They figure there are plenty of stars out there who can replace people who demand too much.”
However she hasn’t caused a fuss and excepted the amended deal. The reason being that she enjoys working on the show and understands the financial pressures the BBC is under due to the current economic climate.