Benji Marshall reveals he received a generous amount of money for his appearance on Celebrity Apprentice Australia: “I was very happy!”
Benji Marshall has announced that he has received a generous sum of money to star in the new season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia.
The former NRL star, 37, revealed on The Monday Scrum with Emma Lawrence, Benji Marshall and Brent Read that he gets “paid a lot more” than the other celebrities.
“In the first week people started talking about how much they were getting paid and I said ‘Yeah, same thing,’ but I was getting paid a lot more than that,” he said.
‘I was very pleased!’ Benji Marshall (pictured) announced he was paid a generous sum of money to appear on Celebrity Apprentice Australia
“Let’s just say I was very happy,” he admitted.
Benji went on to reveal how he negotiated his pay for the show.
“I was on holiday with the Whitsundays and my manager called me and said we got this offer and I said ‘no, too low, that’s not enough, double it,'” he explained.
“He immediately called back and said ‘done,’ so the next day I was on the plane to start filming.”
“In the first week people started talking about how much they were getting paid and I said ‘Yeah, same thing,’ but I was getting paid a lot more than that,” he said. Pictured is Benji’s co-star Gamble Breaux
It comes after Rebecca Zemek became the first contestant to bust out at Sunday night’s premiere of Celebrity Apprentice.
The Married At First Sight star was fired by Lord Alan Sugar after Turia Pitt accused her of being “manipulative” in her first challenge.
Turia decided to call Bec and The Real Housewives Of Melbourne star Gamble Breaux into the boardroom with her.
It wasn’t long before she accused Bec of being “manipulative” and “patronizing her during the golf challenge.”
“I felt like Bec was being manipulative, condescending and patronizing towards me,” Turia said.
Out: It comes after Rebecca Zemek (pictured) became the first contestant to bust out at Sunday night’s premiere of Celebrity Apprentice
“I think when you’re on a team you have to trust your teammates and because of Bec’s behavior towards me, I don’t trust her.”
A stunned Bec replied: “I’m flabbergasted to be in this room right now. I was happy about every task.”
“There are people in the room who have made less money than me,” she told Lord Sugar.
But he wasn’t impressed and replied: “I’m not talking about money. I’m talking about being a team player.”
‘Because you’re fired,’ said Lord Sugar.
Drama: The Married At First Sight star has been fired by Lord Alan Sugar after Turia Pitt (pictured) accused her of being ‘manipulative’ in her first challenge