Big Brother star reveals the surprising amount he was paid to go on the reality show

He is champion known arsenic 1 3rd of Nova's Fitzy and Wippa pinch Kate Ritchie show.

But Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald became a family sanction by appearing connected Channel 10's Big Brother backmost successful 2004.

Speaking connected his Nova meal show connected Tuesday, Fitzy, 42, revealed nan astonishing magnitude he was paid to look connected nan past arguable reality show.

The power big debunked rumours nan formed were raking successful nan large bucks during his clip connected nan ratings juggernaut.

'A batch of group thought that we sewage paid a motza erstwhile we were connected Big Brother,' Ryan revealed.

'It was $100 a day.'

While this whitethorn look a pittance, moreover by 2004 standards, Ryan added that he wasn't perturbed by his paycheck fixed his deficiency of expenditures during his reality show stint. 

'This is nan thing,' Ryan added. 

'I was successful location for 3 months and you're not spending that money connected thing truthful it's a agelong time. 

'It's a bully small whack erstwhile you get out.'

Ryan, who vanished 4th connected nan show's 4th play down victor Trevor Butler and runners-up Bree Amer and Paul Dyer, said location were immoderate fringe benefits thrown successful to soften nan rustle of his meagre money.

'Back successful 2004 erstwhile I was connected Big Brother, I mean I vanished fourth, but I near nan show pinch a Mitsubishi Lancer, a travel to New Caledonia, I deliberation I sewage a TAG Heuer watch, which I've sewage location astir here.' 

Ryan's co-host Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli added he though nan reality salary good would person dried considerably complete nan years.

'I would person thought you utilized to get paid more,' he said.

'I would person thought, arsenic nan years person gone connected and budgets tightened up, group spot nan opportunity too, and societal media astir apt drives a batch of it arsenic well, wherever group think, well, you tin build a immense following. 

'So this payoff, you're not getting a batch of money for nan show, but this payoff afterwards.'

Ryan added that contempt his slope balance, he did not regret his clip connected nan reality show arsenic it wasn't arsenic labour intensive arsenic different series.

 'Big Brother was nan champion because It was a show that you didn't really person to do much,' he said.

 'I'm talking astir nan realty shows for illustration MasterChef now and Survivor. The difficult yards you've sewage to spell through.'

Ryan's admittance comes aft a root exclusively told Daily Mail Australia that nan formed of Channel Seven reality bid Made In Bondi arsenic small arsenic $70 per day.

'The formed of Made In Bondi salaries are much embarrassing than nan show's storylines,' nan root confirmed.

'The halfway formed are connected minimum wage, and I was told that immoderate of nan formed were connected $70 a day.'

One of nan castmates' parents were said to beryllium earnestly concerned astir nan show ruining their socialite reputation, pinch nan debased net doing small to allay their fears.

'He would beryllium making much money arsenic a busboy,' nan root went on. 'Hardly worthy nan consequence of ruining nan family's reputation.'