Channel 5 News reporter Dan Walker dodged a question about his salary in a new interview.The former BBC Breakfast star suggested that speculation he was receiving £1.5million for his news role was “so wrong”.Dan, 45, was asked what “first attracted him to the £1.5 million a year news reading gig at Channel 5?”At this, the presenter laughed and insisted: “I’ll answer anything, except about money. “It really makes me laugh how you guys love to speculate and you always get it so wrong.”Asked if he was earning even more, he replied: “Nooo!
Ha ha ha! No!”READ MORE: Elton John ‘booed by crowd’ at farewell tour after Newcastle quipDan went on to explain: “This should never be about money.
Especially when people are struggling. Let’s just say I’m privileged to do this job. “And I always get asked about how much I earn, but never how much I give away.” - please paraphrase as we can only use 3/4 lines of text from The TimesDan has previously denied reports that he left BBC Breakfast to pocket a larger salary.
He affirmed this in the interview, where he explained his reasons behind the move. “This might sound trite or American, but in life there are people who make your day slightly better or worse, people who will make you feel uncomfortable or diminished, or make you feel 10ft tall. “I want to be that guy, who delivers the news with feeling, the one who makes them feel good,” he told The Times.The Strictly Come Dancing star has previously expressed how his new high earrings have made him feel slightly uneasy.
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