THE cast of ailing soap Hollyoaks are flogging online video messages to fans for as much as £306 in a bid to boost earnings following a mass exodus and budget cuts.
Hugely popular stars including Tamara Wall, Emma Rigby and Charlie Wernham are just some of the soap’s stars signed up to the money making site.
It comes as they make a desperate bid to earn extra cash as they fear for their jobs.
Recently axed Stephanie Waring– who has been on the show for more than 28 years – is also flogging personalised video messages to fans for a £24 fee.
Emma – who returned to the soap earlier this year after 14 years away – is charging fans a staggering £306 per message.
While Gregory Finnegan, who plays solicitor James Nightingale, will record a message for £28.
Other cast to sign up to the site include Annie Wallace and Angus Castle-Doughty.
The rush to flog the video messages comes as more than 20 cast members are set to be axed in the coming months.
The mass exodus comes after it was announced that the soap will be slashed to just 3 episodes a week from September.
While budget cuts and failing ratings have seen a large number of the soap’s cast and crew already lose their jobs.
The Channel 4 soap called time on the character of Grace Black, played by Tamara, last year after a decade of seeing her on our screens.
The 46-year-old said at the time: “It’s absolutely devastating. When I got told, I bawled my eyes out for three days, I was so upset – it’s been the best time of my life.”
Meanwhile, Emma returned to the soap earlier this year – and previously opened up about being typecast after leaving Hollyoaks and struggling to get roles in the UK.
She told The Sun on Sunday: “When I left Hollyoaks I could barely get any interviews for months. Casting directors wouldn’t let me in the door.
“They would just see ‘Hollyoaks’ and say no.
“So when I came to America, it was incredibly liberating to be given the chance to prove what I could do, and that I could transform for roles.”
Steph told The Sun after 28 years of service she was devastated they wouldn’t save her character Cindy Cunningham.
Speaking about what she’ll do next, she told The Sun: “If it take a while to find the right role, I’ve got some time to not rush into the wrong ones as luckily I’ve always been a little bit of a saver.
“I’m not extravagant in my lifestyle, I live in a very modest three bed semi, I don’t spend money on designer clothes unlike Cindy I actually live very humble life. I’ve never been flash like her – I guess that’s why I loved having her as my alter ego!”
