Susanna Reid overtakes Holly Willoughby as the best paid woman on TV after signing new £1.1m ITV deal
SUSANNA Reid is now the best paid woman on British television, thanks to a bumper new deal to stay on Good Morning Britain.
, thought to be worth around £1.1million a year, means she now earns more than This Morning host Holly Willoughby, said to be on £730,000 a year.Susanna’s contract with ITV expired in November but she dug her heels in and refused to commit before finally putting pen to paper on the massive deal this week.
A source said: “Susanna’s previous arrangement actually came to an end a short while ago and negotiations have been ongoing, but she kept ITV sweating a bit. “She knows she is a huge part of the show and is increasingly involved in the day-to-day decisions too, alongside her presenting role., so she was definitely in a strong position.“She’s certainly played a strong negotiating game and it has worked out for her.Susanna Reid is now ITV's top earning female presenter