Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher is said to have bagged £100,000 for a starring role in 2020 pantomime Sleeping Beauty.
Kelvin will take on the role of Prince Charming alongside CBBC presenter Sam Nixon at Sheffield’s Lyceum.
The show will run from December 4 to January 3, 2021.
The booking comes just months after Kelvin lifted the Glitter Ball Trophy on Strictly Come Dancing.
The buff actor was a last minute addition to the show after Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing was forced to pull out due to injury.
Kevlin will play Prince Charming in Sheffield’s panto (Image: Facebook)
Kelvin rose to fame playing Andy Sugden on Emmerdale for two decades.
Previously speaking about his time on the soap, Kelvin told Eammon Holmes and Ruth Langsford: “I am so grateful to Emmerdale.
“Throughout that period I have always had a real sense of fulfillment and purpose.
Kelvin Fletcher is said to be making £100,000 from his Panto stint (Image: Dave j Hogan/Getty Images)
“What started out as a hobby at six years old – I was then able to do something like that every day on a professional platform on one of the country’s greatest shows. I have been extremely lucky.”
He added: “Looking back over 20 years it has been a rollercoaster and for me it’s give me passion to leave and continue.”
According to The Sun, while Kelvin’s £100,000 pay packet is undeniably large, it isn’t the most a star has bagged for a panto role.
Kelvin found fame in Emmerdale (Image: SplashNews.com)
Loose Women Colleen Nolan is reported to have earned in excess of £200,000 for her role of The Fairy Godmother in Bradford’s adaptation of Cinderella.
It has been thought she earned just shy of £3,000 per show across the 72 date run.
Meanwhile, in 2011 EastEnders actor Steve McFadden is said to have bagged £200,000 for his panto role.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
