[erinp5]

Bruce Jones is reportedly the lowest-paid Celebrity Big Brother housemate of all time.

The former Coronation Street actor is earning £15,000 for his appearance on the Channel 5 show, while his former on-screen wife Vicky Entwistle has a deal worth £150,000, the Sunday Mirror claims.

Jones, who played Les Battersby on the ITV soap, is thought to have turned down £55,000 to take part in the reality show last year.

However, he agreed to be reunited with Entwistle, who played Janice Battersby, due to financial troubles that have seen him become a mechanic.

The 60-year-old has previously spoken of his battles with alcohol and depression following his axe from Corrie in 2007.

He was sacked after revealing plot lines and insulting fans to an undercover reporter. He also received a suspended jail sentence in 2010 for drunkenly yanking the wheel of his wife's car on a dual carriageway.

Jones and Entwistle were forced to share a double bed together during their first night on Celebrity Big Brother after their fellow contestants voted them the most famous housemates

[erinp5]

I feel sorry for this guy .
He looks kind of lost all the time ,sad individual.

[Lex]

If this is true?...then it makes me want Bruce to do exceptionally well in order to reap whatever the benefits of winning might be!...But how can 'the nobodies' in there command a bigger fee than a 'celebrity' that has had a pretty successful career, and is known nationwide ???? ...somethings wrong here.

[Daffodil]

It does seem very unfair. Would like to see him do well now to be honest.

[Verbal]

15 grand for 3 weeks work? My heart bleeds

[Withano]

Doubt it

[Marc]

Best make him win then

[aman201]

Why did he agree to such a low offer?

If Vicky is getting 150k?!

[smudgie]

If it is true he should have held out for at least last years offer.

Don't suppose he has an agent now.

I am quite curious as to who actually got paid what

[RichardG]

Does that mean he got paid less than CBB7's Katia? Bobby Sabel?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by CynicalHermit

15 grand for 3 weeks work? My heart bleeds

150,000 grand is even more unbelievable.

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by Cherie

150,000 grand is even more unbelievable.

It's shocking that anyone gets paid such a high amount to essentially do nothing for three weeks

It's hardly tough work, is it?!

[Josy]

Not sure whether I believe this, why would he accept 15k if he turned down 55 last year?

If it's true then it's pretty sad

[MrWong]

Not sure it's the lowest.

Jack Tweed and Jackiey Budden got paid 10k each for CBB5.

[reece(:]

Must have been exceptionally desperate.

[Lex]

After thinking about this Erinp...I'm not so sure of it's authenticity?...sounds too unbelievable that Vicky would be paid 10x the figure quoted for Bruce.
Where did you get this info?..[sorry if I missed something]

....And it has also set me off wondering who the highest paid guest was???
...Does anyone know??...Was it Barrymore, one of the Jacksons, Madsen, Vinnie Jones???...just interested...thanks.

[CaudleHalbard]

Not sure I believe either figure.

[Scream]

It could be true because someone said that Vicky only got asked to do the show like last Friday which would probably mean it's because someone dropped out...the 150k could've been for someone like Bobbi Kristina Brown or Big Boi so they just gave it to someone else in the spare of the moment and Bruce was already doing it.

[PrincessIona]

Originally Posted by erinp5

He also received a suspended jail sentence in 2010 for drunkenly yanking the wheel of his wife's car on a dual carriageway

I didn't realise this was the same guy, sounds pretty unstable. I actually remember driving past that crash.

I just read a news story where he said he found one of body of one of the Yorkshire Rippers victims in an allotment bush.. Is this true?!

It's pretty crazy that one of the pair voted most famous in the house is being paid so little

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Scream

It could be true because someone said that Vicky only got asked to do the show like last Friday which would probably mean it's because someone dropped out...the 150k could've been for someone like Bobbi Kristina Brown or Big Boi so they just gave it to someone else in the spare of the moment and Bruce was already doing it.

Hmm but it states in the article he done it to be reunited with Vicky so they must have already known she was going in before Bruce signed up

[Suze]

I googled the thread title, and it came up with the Mirror for the news item - link here. Not sure I believe it, especially from that rag. They are not exactly a BB paper.

[Shaun]

meh, maybe he's desperate. I'm not going to feel sad for him.

[Verbal]

Originally Posted by anon01

Why did he agree to such a low offer?

If Vicky is getting 150k?!

Because its basically a 3 week holiday and he gets 15 grand for it

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by CynicalHermit

Because its basically a 3 week holiday and he gets 15 grand for it

I certainly wouldn't complain

[Lex]

Originally Posted by Suze

I googled the thread title, and it came up with the Mirror for the news item - link here. Not sure I believe it, especially from that rag. They are not exactly a BB paper.

Thanks for the link Suze! ....The Mirror eh!...that's it then, I definitely don't believe it will have much basis in reality then! ....I mean, come on...the article says that Bruce is now working as a mechanic on £120. per week!!...Yeah right!...Mechanics only get £120 a week!