Here's some news that might make you quit your job.
Tom Arnold, the Roseanne actor and comedian, has revealed that he was paid up to $700,000 for his two-week stint on Ten's reality show, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.
The star broke the news on Twitter, responding to a follower who asked what had convinced him to appear on the show, shot in the South African jungle.
"$600k, $700k. Feed fam?" he replied.
Considering the winner of the reality show wins just $100,000 for their chosen charity, it's a controversial sum.
Following some shocked responses, Arnold later apologised for revealing the info, saying the figure had already been published in local newspapers anyway.
"Jerks brag about salaries... It was already in paper. Still classless move, I'm sorry," he wrote on Twitter.
$600k$700k Feed fam? Out of comfort zone.Scared.Embarrassed Almost did Dancing 2 show son I could.NOT seen in USA LuvedPro,Dir,SaferyGuysNet https://t.co/yhKFK29gSn— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) February 21, 2017
Jerks brag about salaries. Dad told me that so he didn't have 2 give allowance but It was already in paper. Still classless move. i'm sorry https://t.co/DlqB7iTAdG— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) February 23, 2017
The actor, the show's most high-profile name, was the first contestant unceremoniously dumped by viewers, miffed by his grumpy on-set exploits which mainly involved lying in bed and napping.
"It's the worst thing I've ever been through," he told hosts Chris Brown and Julia Morris, when asked about the experience.
"I didn't know it was going to be real, or I wouldn't have signed up for it."
Farewell to the most energetic campmate we've ever had. Thanks for the memories Tom! #ImACelebrityAU pic.twitter.com/7wJwnX5hTn— #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) February 12, 2017
Despite his lackadaisical presence, Arnold did score headlines for Ten with his insider info on Donald Trump and last year's US presidential election.
The star, who has long maintained he has smoking gun outtakes from Trump's time on The Apprentice, said that Hillary Clinton had phoned him days before the November election begging him to release the scandalous tapes.
"I had all the Trump... him saying the N-word and stuff. I had all the outtakes on The Apprentice," the actor told fellow contestant Nazeem Hussain.
Arnold, who says he's known Trump for 30 years thanks to his close friendship with True Lies co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger, also called the President a "sexist", "racist" and "phoney".
Along with the hefty paycheque, the comedian said Network Ten had also agreed to sponsor his standup tour of Australia later this year.
