‘Love Island’ bosses are set to take 10 per cent of the contestants’ earnings for three years after the show has finished.
The popular dating show has been the launch pad for many of the stars’ careers over the past two years and now producers are planning to embed a clause into the contracts ahead of the new series this year to ensure they get a cut of their future earnings.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "ITV producers are looking into adding a clause to contracts for the next batch of singletons to claim a stake in their earnings. ‘Love Island’ has helped launch the careers of many of its stars including Kady McDermott and Olivia Buckland and from last year’s series Kem Cetinay and Chris Hughes."
‘Love Island’ won’t be the first show to make some money off the back of its stars as ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here’ and ‘The Only Way is Essex’ have a similar clause in place on their contracts.
The insider explained: "Shows such as ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ and ‘TOWIE’ have been known to use similar clauses to ask for a percentage of their contestants earnings – and due to the success of ‘Love Island’ it makes sense for them to follow suit."
Although it’s something bosses are keen to do, they’re yet to make a final decision and draft up the contracts ready for the contestants.
The insider added: "Bosses are yet to make a final decision and at the moment contracts are yet to be finalised."
‘Love Island’ will return to screens in June as a new batch of singletons attempt to find love on the sunny island of Spain.
The programme will once again be hosted by Caroline Flack.
Love Island to take 10% of contestants’ earnings for 3 years
