How much Married At First Sight stars were really paid for All-Stars special

Married At First Sight’s most popular (and controversial) brides and grooms are returning for an All Stars mini series, which will air on Nine early next year.

And Daily Mail Australia can reveal how much the cast members are actually being paid ahead of the highly anticipated reunion.

While there is no salary per se, participants are being paid a minimum of $3,000 for the two-day shoot to compensate for their time.

Jules Robinson and Cameron Merchant are said to have negotiated a whopping $16,000 together, which amounts to $4,000 per day each.

Jessika Power is believed to be one of the most expensive brides, earning more than $5,000 for her brief appearance.

Sources say the 28-year-old bombshell requested a higher fee after learning that her arch rival Cyrell Paule was also taking part.

Cyrell, 31, is reportedly earning $3,500 from her two-day stint. 

‘They absolutely hate each other,’ an insider revealed.

‘Jessika outright refused to appear on the special if Cyrell was going to be there… but they made her an offer she couldn’t turn down.’

Ines Basic is believed to also have turned down the first offer before negotiating ‘a substantially higher fee’.

Nasser Sultan, on the other hand, was just happy to be invited.

He accepted the first offer he received, a humble $3,000, making him one of the show’s lowest-paid stars.

Dean Wells, Nic Jovanović and Mike Gunner are also said to be earning between $3000 to $4000 each for their time.

The TV special, which will air ahead of the 2021 series, will feature a mixture of successful MAFS couples and unlucky-in-love brides and grooms from past seasons.