We've got loads of unanswered question when it comes to BBC soap EastEnders - why does no one seem to own a washing machine or a tumble dryer in 2024? Why does one little corner of London produce so many murders, gangsters and illicit affairs?
One question we've always pondered is how much the actors get paid. It's common knowledge that when you're in EastEnders, that is your job and you're not allowed to work anywhere else.
Former EastEnders actress Jacqueline Jossa previously revealed on Sam Faiers and Billie Shepherd's podcast that she wasn't allowed to do paid Instagram work when she was on the show and there are strict rules around what you could and couldn't do whilst starring in the soap.
Thanks to another former EastEnders star, Rory Jennings, who played Craig Dixon in the soap in 2007, the actors get paid a VERY tidy amount.
Speaking on The Fellas podcast, Craig was asked how much he was paid to star in the soap.
"It worked out I was on a £1000 per episode but remember this was way back in the day so you had the Sunday repeat, do you remember the Sunday repeat?
"You had the omnibus on Sunday, so they would do, basically for people who were hungover, I think from 12pm until 3pm they'd do all the EastEnders through the week on a Sunday repeat. And you'd get 80% of your fee again. So you'd get a grand an episode and they 80% of that for the Sunday. So in theory you could be in four episodes a week, which would be £4000 and then you'd get 80% per episode."
The host then replied, "That's like six grand a week!"
Now, we don't know if there's any truth to Craig's comments and if they still stand today, but that is A LOT and could be why Ian Beale has stayed around for so long, right?
EastEnders fans know that Ian has now left Walford and he's not the only big star to the leave the show...
According to different reports, EastEnders' biggest earners are said to be paid a salary. Danny Dyer was cast as Mick Carter in 2013, and the channel listed his annual salary in 2017 as between £200,000 - £249,999, making him the show's highest paid earner in its history.
Steve McFadden, who plays the iconic Phil Mitchell, is rumoured to be earning between the £200,000-£300,000 mark.
Piers Morgan also leaked Ian Beale's salary in 2017, when he tweeted, "BBC SALARIES (Soaps) Highest paid actor: Adam Woodyatt & Danny Dyer: £200k-£249k."