Will Mellor reveals he’s raking in HUGE six figure sums from side hustle outside acting career and Strictly

thesun.co.uk:

STIRCLY Come Dancing star Will Mellor has revealed how he can now earn up to £100,000 for plugging clothes online. The Hollyoaks and Corrie actor, 46, told how his life changed when he joined the Channel 4 after working on a building site and he started earning £1,000 per week.

Will, who has made it to the semi final of the BBC dance show, said: “When I left school at 16 I was either on the dole getting £72 a fortnight or doing odd jobs while trying to make my acting career work. “I danced in a shop window for £6 an hour and worked on a building site. “When I got the role of Jambo in Hollyoaks everything changed.

I was 19 and suddenly earning a grand a week.” The star continued: “But television rates are not what they were. I realised people were getting ahead of me on jobs as they had more followers online, so I’ve built up my online profile, started doing a podcast and more branding deals.

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