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Girls Aloud have topped a list of the UK's highest-earning reality TV stars with a combined fortune of £25m.

The girl band finished ahead of fellow music acts Will Young, who finished second with £12.5m, and Leona Lewis, who was in third place with £10m.

The late Big Brother contestant Jade Goody was next on the list with estimated earnings of £8m, while singer-turned-TV presenter Myleene Klass completed the Top five with £7.5m.

Original Big Brother winner Craig Phillips was the most successful ex-housemate after Jade, while Brian Dowling and Chantelle Houghton also featured in the Top 20.

More surprising names to feature include Pop Idol loser Darius Danesh and Charlotte Hobrough, the winner of ITV's flop reality show Survivor.

The list was created by Current TV to mark the launch of its Desperately Seeking Fame season. The full Top 20 is below:


1. Girls Aloud (£25m) Popstars

2. Will Young (£12.5m) Pop Idol

3. Leona Lewis (£10m) X Factor

4. Jade Goody (£8m) BB

5. Myleene Klass (£7.5m) Popstars

6. Gareth Gates (£6.5m) Pop Idol

7. Paul Potts (£5m) BGT

8. Craig Phillips (£5m) BB

9. Lemar (£4m) Fame Academy

10. Jane McDonald (£3.5m) The Cruise

11, Liberty X (£3m) Popstars

12. Brian Dowling (£2.5m) BB

13. Ben Fogle (£2m) Castaway

14. Kym Marsh (£1.8m) Popstars

15. Suzanne Shaw (£1.4m) Popstars

16. Abigail Clancy (£1.25m) Next Top Model

17. Charlotte Hobrough (£1.2m) Survivor

18. Chantelle Houghton (£1m) BB

19. Jonny Gibb (£1m) Survivor

20. Darius Danesh (£900k) Popstars

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