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Edinburgh Live
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Harry Potter extra's wages revealed - people 'can't believe' how much she was paid
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info An actress who featured in the Harry Potter film series has revealed her earnings as an extra before securing a more significant role in the franchise. Samantha Clinch left her TikTok followers gobsmacked after divulging details of her pay, compared to that of Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe. "Let's talk about how much we got paid as extras in the Harry Potter films and how much I got paid when I became Eloise Midgen [in the third film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban] - it was a substantial increase in cash," Samantha initiated in a video. She highlighted that Radcliffe pocketed £9.5 million just for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, before revealing extras were expected to be on set for 12 hours per day. "We would be summoned for breakfast in the holding area at 5:30am and then depart on the bus amidst heavy rush hour traffic," Samantha shared. She continued: "But are you ready for how much we got paid?". "It was £35," Samantha disclosed. "That's £2.91 an hour.... Looking back that is chaos, but I will tell you what I spent all my money on and it's iconic.", reports the Mirror US. However, playing the role of Eloise saw Samantha's earnings take a considerable leap. "Little did I know that [first] day that when I was going to set how the day would change for me - and my bank account," she reminisced. "So with my humble extra friends on their £35, when I got this part I got paid £70 per day - they doubled it." Samantha showed an image of the iconic Great Hall and confessed: "I suppose getting paid £2.91 an hour isn't so bad when there's a constant stream of food - it's like an all-inclusive. Seriously the amount of [Kellogg's] Squares bars and iced buns we got through, was a minimum £15 a day." Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages As her video concluded, she revealed what she splashed out on back in her teens. "It's the weekend, I'm going to [UK department store] Fenwick's with my pay cheque, what do I buy? Of course, nostalgia in a bottle [Jean Paul Gaultier perfume]." She warmly invited other Harry Potter extras to come forward for a reunion. A TikTok user expressed disbelief, commenting: "Can't believe they just doubled it," Samantha's response hinted at amusing behind-the-scenes rationale. "Can literally imagine the convo like... 'Erm yeah so you have a part now, here's the same twice? Surely the film won't do that well so you won't want royalties'." Another former extra chimed in: "I got £35 a day too. I was 11-years old at the time in the Chamber of Secrets. Our days were from 7am to 7pm and honestly the food was the best bit of it all!". Someone else shared a similar experience: "I remember it was £35 then went to £45, but then I stopped at film 5 as I had to do my GCSEs, so never got to 16 and it being doubled." And another offered a surprising revelation: "I got £85 a day for Philosopher's Stone." To which Samantha reacted with astonishment: "Hang on, how?". Another TikToker chimed in, revealing: "My partner was an extra in Harry potter. She's an adult. I think it was around £91 per day. No iced buns."
Express Tribune
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Harry Potter extra reveals how much she was paid for minor role, as new HBO series begins casting
As anticipation builds for HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, a former child extra from the original film franchise has gone viral for sharing how much she earned during her time on set. Samantha Clinch, known for her role as Eloise Midgen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, opened up on TikTok about her experience working on the films, including what she was paid. Clinch, who also appeared uncredited in The Prisoner of Azkaban, revealed that as an extra, she earned £35 per day, which breaks down to just £2.91 an hour during 12-hour filming days. Speaking under her TikTok handle @samanthaclinch, she said, 'We would be called for breakfast to be in the holding area outside the set for 5am in the morning and then be leaving at rush hour, on the bus in heavy, heavy traffic.' When she was given a named role in the fourth film, her pay increased to £70 per day. 'Honestly, little did I know that day when I was going to set how the day would change for me and my bank account,' she said in the video, which has since garnered over 7.7 million views. Despite the modest pay, Clinch described the experience as incredibly rewarding. 'It was genuinely the most incredible time of my life,' she said, recalling that child actors ate meals in the Hogwarts banquet hall and were treated to a steady stream of snacks. 'Seriously, the amount of Squares bars and iced buns we got through, minimum £15 a day, minimum.' Clinch even remembered spending some of her earnings on a bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier's Classique perfume, calling it 'nostalgia in a bottle.' Her reflections offer a glimpse into life as a background actor as the new generation of Hogwarts students prepares to take the screen in HBO's reboot.
