A Benidorm star has revealed the exact fee they received for just two minutes work on the show. Asa Elliott shot to fame for his role as the singer of the fictional Hotel Solana on the beloved ITV comedy. He made an appearance as a talent show hopeful but Madge Harvey, played by Sheila Reid, didn't hold back her true thoughts.
The character blasted his performance as "s***e." Despite Madge's reservations, Asa's character made a series of appearances on the show. He starred in series five and six and has now shared what his experience was like working on the hit show.
Fans have been submitting questions for Asa over what Benidorm was like, as well as asking the all important question - how much he was paid. Asa revealed the amount changed over time after he became a regular on the show. He remembered the very first episode he starred in was for the Christmas special in 2010.
Series writer and creator Derren Litten approached him with an offer before sending over a contract. The TV star wasn't with an agent at the time, and so Asa said "there was no negotiating". He claims casting producers told him it was either a yes or no answer for the part.
Asa was presented with £750 for the role. He said: "They flew me from Manchester, put me in a hotel [and] they did all the transfers, all the food. "I was filming for one day, it was two minutes worth of screen-time and I got £750 quid.
That was just a one-off contract, there was no royalties, no repeat fees, nothing like that. It was a nice amount of money to do a very little amount of work." A follower pointed out it seemed to be a good deal as they said: "£750 for a day's work and sort of a free holiday is pretty decent.
" Last month, Sherrie Hewson gave fans a huge update on the potential for the show to make a return. The show was axed back in 2018 but is facing a resurgence on streaming services, with fans continuing to call for it to be back on screens. Show creator Derren Litten even has 70 or so episodes ready to go.
Sherrie, who played the iconic Joyce Temple-Savage, revealed: "Everybody watches it now and everybody stops me in the street and says they want it back. I think it would be good as a film and it could bring everyone from everywhere who has ever been on Benidorm - it could bring their stories back and together. I think it would be brilliant.
It would be two and a half hours, as opposed to half an hour." She said on Good Morning Britain: "I think it would be very funny. Derren Litten - he loves the idea, but it's not for me to say obviously.
He's a brilliant writer and I know he'd write the most wonderful film." When host Susanna added that Derren had said he had 70 episodes written already, Sherrie added: "I know! These days we're living in right now, we need this." Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .
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