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Eat the Rich: Classism in the UK Entertainment Industry, Pt. 3 [ONTD Original]

Feb 05, 2020 13:40

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fernandocolunga February 5 2020, 22:58:46 UTC

It’s not like my privilege created Fleabag.
LMAO SIS C'MON

also omg poor millie her dad sounds mental like wtf to do that to a fucking child someone shouldve called the child protective services

im very keen on tobias menzies and how vocal he is about his political leanings but i cant figure out whats his background. lower middle class?

nutmegdealer February 5 2020, 23:24:42 UTC

i thought his parents were teachers?

pi_lady February 6 2020, 01:26:04 UTC

His father was a BBC radio producer.

jdnightghobhadi February 5 2020, 23:50:33 UTC

Ugh, Phoebe! I was in the dark about this interview until some wonderful users brought it up in the comments of Part 1. Like, I still think the show is funny, but... Whew, mama!

*Literally, my face when I read that:

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winegums February 6 2020, 04:29:33 UTC

It is absolutely mental that her dad chucked his job and moved their entire family to a whole other continent because his EIGHT YEAR OLD wanted to act. Like, legit delusional wtf territory.

jdnightghobhadi February 8 2020, 15:27:34 UTC

I think I was FLOORED when I learned about all this insane shit about her dad. Makes me so fucking angry, I can't. That poor girl ( ... )

winegums February 12 2020, 16:27:44 UTC

Oh so at least he had some other business that brought him to the US in the first place? That's slightly better, but then it turns out he moved the family all the way across the continent because. ...he thought kids have lots of parts in movies that aren't Disney stuff? Still batshit but classic stage parent. I know Millie has older siblings, I thought it was crazy he carted them all the way across the country for her career too - if her sister's left, that's only normal for a young adult and way healthier than being sidelined for your tween sis's acting career.

Reports around the time the season 3 pay was renegotiated says Millie was getting paid $250k or 300k per episode, on par with Winona and David Harbour. Plus she had endorsement deals with Calvin Klein and Converse for a couple of years, those probably paid too.

jdnightghobhadi February 13 2020, 07:58:49 UTC

Yep, unfortunately that was the case with Millie's dad. I mean... oh boy. Also, Millie's talent manager should have never suggested that to her parents to begin with, move to L.A. She kinda gave them false hopes. All these adults in Millie's life... I have no words. I want her to be fine. I feel so bad for her older sis, honestly. I believe she's re-entered the family, but I can imagine how neglected and stressed out she felt with her dad. Poor thing. She deserved better - all of the kids. I hope she's okay now. :(

Wow, that's a decent paycheck. Holy shit! I forgot to look into what the pay for the ST cast is in general, so thanks for that info. Even in the world of TV, that's a stable income. Considering American actors too (or actors that work exclusively in the US) receive residuals unlike the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. That may annually increase, although I'm not familiar how Netflix/streaming affects paychecks now opposed to the pre-streaming days.

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