Benidorm star reveals how much he was paid for just six episodes of the hit show

It may be eight years since TV favourite Benidorm last aired on our screens, but it still remains a firm favourite with Brits, with the series still streaming on Netflix.

And one star from the show, who only actually appeared in a handful of episodes, is continuing to reveal all about his time on the hit series.

Benidorm was produced for ITV and boasted a cast of stars including Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton, Sherrie Hewson and Sheila Reid, who played the grumpy chain-smoking Madge.

Asa Elliott, who starred as himself, was the corny in-house singer entertaining holidaymakers at the Neptunes bar, appearing during season five and six.

He shares regular posts to his TikTok page, dubbing himself 'that singer off Benidorm' where he interviews co-stars and reflects back on his own time on the show.

And he recently revealed all about exactly how much he was paid for his appearances in six episodes of the fifth season, joining back in 2012 after the Christmas Special.

“Benidorm paid me £6,201.59 pence to appear in six episodes of series five," he explained. "I know some people are going to hear that and think, ‘Is that it?’

“But this was in 2011 and I only actually filmed for around three weeks in total and the deal I ended up with was very different from the one I originally flew to Spain with.

"After appearing in the Christmas special, I was offered a part in series five as a regular character and I was advised to get myself an acting agent to negotiate the contract .

"And that turned out to be one of the best things I could have done. My new agent negotiated for me to return for series five with all the flights, hotel and food paid for.”

As well as his earnings for appearing in the show, Asa revealed how the cast were also given an expenses allowance for filming in the Spanish tourist hotspot.

He continued: “We also got 25 euros a day in cash as a per diem, which is basically expenses and you got that for every single day you were in Spain, whether you were filming or not.

“When I first flew out to Spain, I was under the impression I was going to earn £4,000 for the whole series and that was a buyout, so £4,000, no royalties, job done.

“But when I got to Spain, the scripts for the series weren’t actually completely finished yet, and then something brilliant happened.

"So as filming went on, I started getting given more scenes, more dialogue and even extra songs. So my new agent went back in and renegotiated the whole deal.

"At that point, my money went up from £4,000 to over £6,000, but more importantly, I was moved onto an equity contract and that meant I’d now received royalties as well."

He said he was 'absolutely delighted' with the money, and was invited to return for season six, adding: "I'd gone from working in a bank and singing at weddings to spending months in Spain filming one of the biggest comedy shows on television.

"They could probably have paid me a lot less and I'd still would have bitten their hands off.

"And getting that new agent absolutely paid off, because not only did they get me more money and royalties from Benidorm, they went on to get me plenty of work after the show, too. Then I came back for series 6."