The Inbetweeners star James Buckley earns £100,000 in three months as locked-down celebrities turn to website Cameo to make lockdown cash by offering personalised messages to fans
- Inbetweeners star James Buckley has recorded over 3,500 videos for fans at £41
- Reality star Caitlyn Jenner is thought to have earned £14,500 from seven clips
- Cameo platform allows starstruck fans to request a celeb greeting for a set fee
Out of work celebrities have been earning thousands by filming personal messages for their fans during lockdown on a website called Cameo.
Inbetweeners star James Buckley, 32, is just one of the actors to have earned over £100,000 in just three months using the site, while reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, 70, is thought to have earned £14,500 from just seven personalised clips.
The platform allows starstruck fans to fill in a form requesting celebrities film a minute or so long personalised message, often wishing their loved one a happy birthday or just muttering a quick hello, for a set fee.
Mr Buckley told The Sunday Times he had made over 3,500 videos for fans at £41.50 a piece.
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Inbetweeners star James Buckley (left) is just one of the actors to have earned over £100,000. Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes, 79, (right) has sold over 100 clips at £83
In the popular videos the star takes on the persona of his loud-mouthed Inbetweeners’ character Jay, throwing the show’s well known insults ‘bus w*****’ and ‘ooo frrwwendss’ at unsuspecting fans.
He told the publication: ‘I got asked a load of times to do video messages for people and I could never be bothered to do it. Until I found out there was a way I could do it for money.’
Other celebs to have cashed in on the easy money making platform include Lord Of The Rings actor Elijah Wood, 39, who is selling clips for £186 each and Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes, 79, who has sold over 100 clips at £83 each.
Radio presenter and former Boyzone member Ronan Keating sells videos for £166 each on the site while Harry Potter star Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy, sells his for £185
Lord Of The Rings actor Elijah Wood (left) is selling clips for £186 each while reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner is thought to have earned £14,500 from just seven personalised clips (right)
Cameo has seen a surge of celeb sign-ups in the months since lock down begun, with 77 per cent more actors, athletes, musicians and comedians now at your disposal.
Demand for videos has also increased from 9,000 a week to a whopping 75,000. reports The Sunday Times.
The site features a wide range of prices, at the low end EastEnders’ star John Partridge and Nigel Havers who will film a personalised message for £17 and £20 respectively, to mid range; Harry Potter actor Tom Felton at £185 per clip.
Those valuing themselves at a much higher rate include Made In Chelsea star Francis Boulle, charging £850 per clip, and actor and former footballer Vinnie Jones who will do you a video for £250.
Game Of Thrones star Lena Headey took to the platform selling videos for £270 each to raise money for Choose Love, Haircuts for Homeless and Meals for NHS, however she has since paused her account.
Across the pond actor Charlie Sheen, 54, is also a regular on the site, having done at least 130 videos for fans at £290 each and Scrubs actor John C. McGinley, who charges £250.