Reality TV rich list

    1. A list of the highest earning reality TV stars has been published, with Popstars act Girls Aloud way out in front thanks to the estimated £25m they have raked in over the years.

    2. Will Young may only have earned half of that, with his income after winning Pop Idol put at £12.5m, but at least there's only one of him rather than five!

    3. X Factor winner Leona Lewis is swiftly catching up with Will though - chiefly thanks to her phenomenal success in breaking America. She is thought to have earned £10m already.

    4. Former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, who died from cancer on mothers' day this year, is estimated to have amassed £8m through her TV and media work.

    5. Myleene Klass is believed to have made £7.5m since she shot to fame in Popstars - first as a singer and musician and later as a TV personality and model for M&S.

    6. He may have been in panto earlier this year, but Gareth Gates made £6.5m as the runner-up in the original Pop Idol.

    7. Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts is thought to have made £5m in the two years since his victory. We wonder if SuBo will have eclipsed that by this time next year?

    8. Original Big Brother winner Craig Phillips somehow managed to earn £5m for appearing in all those daytime TV home improvement shows.

    9. Fame Academy runner-up Lemar has easily outstripped his rivals on the now-defunct BBC talent show - becoming a credible R&B star and earning an estimated £4m in the process.

    10. Singer Jane McDonald shot to fame on The Cruise, and has managed to pocket £3.5m subsequently.