Katie Price has reportedly bagged a huge payday for heading to pantoland alongside her best pal Kerry Katona.
The duo are playing the wicked step-sisters in a production of Cinderella at the Northwich Memorial Court in Cheshire.
And now it has been revealed that Katie is being paid a whopping £50,000 for the run.
The former glamour model – who has been declared bankrupt twice – will be hoping the gig is a step in the direction of turning round her financial woes.
A source told The Sun on Monday: ‘Katie knows her worth and she won’t take a penny less.
‘Despite everything she’s a shrewd negotiator and her name still has some pull when it comes to booking gigs.
Katie Price has reportedly bagged a huge payday for heading to pantoland alongside her best pal Kerry Katona
The duo are playing the wicked step-sisters in a production of Cinderella at the Northwich Memorial Court in Cheshire
‘The panto organisers are thrilled with the response to Katie and Kerry being in the show so far and in their eyes it’s money well spent.’
Katie’s representatives refused to comment when contacted by MailOnline.
Speaking about landing the panto gig with Kerry back in May, Katie, 46, said: ‘I’ve signed up to another Panto! Cinderella!
‘I’ve signed up for Cinderella and I’m one of the ugly sisters – and guess who is the ugly sister I’m doing it with – it’s Kerry Katona!
‘So Kerry got me the gig because she has been working with them for six years. And she was like “why don’t you come and do this panto”, and she said it was for the ugly sisters and I said “oh are we ugly then?” and she said we can still be really pretty.
‘And we can sing and I said “well I can sing better than you Kerry”. Because we have known each other 22 years even before she was in Atomic Kitten and the Jungle.
‘So we know each other well and we can have innuendos and stuff on stage and little digs so it will be good to do that this year with her.’
First look pictures of the pair dressed up as the iconic characters in September showed Katie sporting a fluffy pink and black tiger print robe with a yellow feather lining, as well as a yellow and pink spotted dress.
And now it has been revealed that Katie is being paid a whopping £50,000 for the run
Speaking about landing the panto gig with Kerry back in May, Katie, 46, said: ‘I’ve signed up to another Panto! Cinderella!’
Meanwhile in true panto fashion, Kerry’s ensemble mirrored Katie’s – but instead her robe was green and black and her dress purple and green.
The pantomime marks the first time the friends have worked together in 20 years.
Katie and Kerry, 44, made a joint appearance in entertainment in 2004 when they both went into the I’m A Celeb and became close friends – however they had a bitter, and public, fall out in 2007.
But the gig comes amid financial woes for Katie, as opportunities have dwindled over the years and by 2023 it was reported that her net worth had fallen to less than £1million.
In her latest blow, she was recently declared bankrupt for the second time over an unpaid tax bill of £761,994.05.
Katie was arrested at Heathrow Airport on August 8 for failing to appear at court after returning from undergoing a £10,000 facelift in Turkey. She was subsequently released on bail.
A MailOnline graphic highlighting Katie Price’s outgoings and income
Katie Price pictured at the launch of her new book Katie Price: This Is Me
And it was also revealed her earnings from TikTok would be suspended as part of efforts to pay off money owed under her two bankruptcies.
The Telegraph recently reported that, as of March, Katie was said to be £100,000 in arrears on mortgage payments on her nine-bedroom Horsham home.
She was also believed to have spent £120,000 per year on housekeepers, gardeners and nannies, as well as around £25,000 a year on plastic surgery.
She reportedly spent £1,500 a week on manicures and pedicures, £1,000 on hair appointments and £800 on massages every other day.