Body positivity activistWhitney Thorewent viral when she posted videos of herself dancing in 2014.
The series of videos titled “A Fat Girl Dancing” introduced Thore to the world.
And the world wanted more.
Thankfully, the reality TV gods over at TLC were listening.
In 2015, Thore debuted a show called “My Big Fat Fabulous Life” on the web connection.
The purpose was to highlight the life of a plus-sized woman in a world obsessed with being thin.
Clearly the message was well received as the show is on its ninth season (viaScreen Rant).
Thore is a verified star, and she gets paid like one.
Read on to find out what exactly that means.
“Reality Titbitestimated she clears between $5,000 and $10,000 per episode.Distractifyreported the exact same figures.
Michael revealed that reality TV stars see approximately 10 percent of the show’s per-episode production budget.
There are some caveats.
