With the multitude of women at the forefront of our television screens, including the likes of Holly Willoughby and Nigella Lawson, these individuals have become some of the most powerful female characters within the industry, launching TV programmes, brand collections and arguably becoming the faces of their genres.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the team at Buzz Bingo wanted to showcase their amazing achievements and gather data on the highest paid women in British TV – but additionally, we wanted to include their male counterparts’ salaries - to highlight the glaringly large gender pay gap problem that we are still facing in the UK in 2022 and raise awareness to the fact.

Check out the results below – some of them will shock you!

Highest Paid Females

1

Amanda Holden

Actress, Radio DJ and Britain's Got Talent judge
Salary
£ 5,000,000
Net Worth
£ 20,000,000
2

Sharon Osbourne

Music manager, US TV personality and talent show judge
Salary
£ 3,688,250
Net Worth
£ 161,388,700
3

Nigella Lawson

Cookery writer, presenter and journalist
Salary
£ 2,360,000
Net Worth
£ 14,000,000
4

Holly Willoughby

TV presenter, author and model best known for hosting This Morning
Salary
£ 1,800,000
Net Worth
£ 10,000,000
5

Zoe Ball

Radio and Television presenter, Current Breakfast host on Radio 2
Salary
£ 1,650,000
Net Worth
£ 3,500,000
6

Susanna Reid

Journalist and Good Morning Britain presenter
Salary
£ 1,100,000
Net Worth
£ 7,000,000
7

Katie Piper

Writer, activist and model
Salary
£ 739,550
Net Worth
£ 11,000,325
8

Nadiya Hussain

2015 Bake Off winner, author and presenter
Salary
£ 737,525
Net Worth
£ 3,667,775
9

Kate Garraway

Journalist and Good Morning Britain news presenter  
Salary
£ 544,000
Net Worth
£ 1,500,000
10

Claudia Winkleman

Journalist, film critic and presenter on Strictly Come Dancing
Salary
£ 500,000
Net Worth
£ 8,740,000

Highest Paid Males

1

Ant & Dec

Presenting duo who started their careers as actors and comedians
Salary
£ 13,000,000
Net Worth
£ 124,000,000
2

John Oliver

Writer, TV host and political commentator
Salary
£ 5,890,800
Net Worth
£ 22,076,850
3

Bear Grylls

Adventurer, presenter and writer
Salary
£ 4,417,050
Net Worth
£ 18,401,050
4

Graham Norton

Presenter, comedian and Radio DJ
Salary
£ 3,230,000
Net Worth
£ 28,400,000
5

Stephen Mulhern

Presenter, magician and comedian
Salary
£ 3,000,000
Net Worth
£ 6,800,000
6

Jeremy Clarkson

Presenter and journalist
Salary
£ 2,994,600
Net Worth
£ 36,066,450
7

Gary Lineker

Ex England-international-turned TV presenter
Salary
£ 2,800,000
Net Worth
£ 26,000,000
8

Chris Evans

Presenter, Radio DJ and journalist
Salary
£ 2,200,000
Net Worth
£ 88,193,400
9

Dermot O’Leary

Presenter and Radio DJ
Salary
£ 2,000,000
Net Worth
£ 2,700,000
10

Jonathan Ross

Presenter, comedian and film critic
Salary
£ 2,000,000
Net Worth
£ 25,750,375