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BBC star Clive Myrie reveals he raked up to £20k in a SINGLE DAY – and not from his TV job
The star said sorry last year after failing to declare his extra income
BBC newsreader Clive Myrie made up to £20,000 in just one day – and not from being on the telly.
The Mastermind host, 60, who earns a BBC salary of £310,000, made some serious cash last year by doing paid speaking gigs.
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Newly released BBC figures from September of last year reveal exactly how much money he managed to make.
On September 12th he was paid between £5-10k as a host for the UK Sector Skills Council.
The same day shows he again made between £5-10k as a speaker for the Speaker Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association.
Later on that month he cashed the same amount as a host for Highways Magazine, and again at the National Communications Awards.
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At the end of last year the newsreader was forced to say sorry after failing to declare at least £145,000 in extra earnings.
He blamed “administrative issues” for not filing his accounts on its external events register.
Clive announced at the time announced he was taking a break from accepting paid gigs.
He wrote on X: "An apology - I've had several administrative issues, and I didn't fill out the correct paperwork for some of my external public events, so they haven't been published until now.
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"I've told the BBC I won't be taking part in any more paid external events in the foreseeable future, beyond a handful of pre-existing commitments, so that this doesn't happen again.
"My sincere apologies. Thanks, Clive."
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Documents at the time show he earned more than £10,000 for five gigs and more than £5,000 for 18 others.
They went as far back as March 2021 and included work as a host, speaker and panel chair.
The BBC said those who had failed to follow the correct process “had been reminded of their responsibilities”.
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