THIS contestant was the highest-paid on Bigg Boss 15 and no, it isn't Karan Kundrra
Tejasswi Prakash bagged the title of Bigg Boss 15 winner on Salman Khan-hosted show. Not just winning the prize money of Rs. 50 lakhs, Tejasswi was also reportedly the second highest paid contestant in the house. Out of the top 5 contestants though, she was the highest paid contestant on the show. Not bad, considering she also bagged Naagin 6.
According to a report on Bollywood Life, Tejasswi was being paid Rs. 10 lakhs per week while she was a contestant on the show. Meanwhile, Jay Bhanushali, who got evicted early on from Bigg Boss 15, charged Rs. 11 lakhs per week.
After Jay and Tejasswi, Karan Kundrra was the highest paid contestant on the show (third-highest). He earned Rs. 8 lakhs per week.
Shamita Shetty, Rakhi Sawant and Akasa Singh charged Rs. 5 lakhs per week. Out of them, Shamita and Rakhi made it to the top 6 contestants on the show.
Umar Riaz, who evicted from the house for his 'violent' behaviour, charged Rs. 3 lakhs per week. The doctor-model enjoys a huge popularity among fans.
Pratik Sehajpal, Miesha Iyer, Nishant Bhat and Simba Nagpal reportedly charged Rs. 2 lakhs per week. Out of them, Pratik and Nishant made it to the top 5. While Nishant walked out with the suitcase containing Rs. 10 lakhs, Pratik became the first runner-up of the show.
Ieshaan Sehgaal, Afsana Khan, Vishal Kotian, Vidhi Pandya, Donal Bisht and Sahil Shroff also participated in the show. However, their take-home salary was not revealed. Wild card contestants Rajiv Adatia, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Rashami Desai, Neha Bhasin, Raqesh Bapat, Ritesh Kumar and Abhijit Bichukale's salaries are not yet revealed.