Scheana Shay, Jax Taylor. Getty Photos (2)
Jax Taylor not too long ago claimed he makes $500,000 on Cameo — however his former costar Scheana Shay isn’t so certain.
“Half 1,000,000? I’ve been on Cameo for seven years and I haven’t made half 1,000,000 {dollars}. I’ve been on Cameo for 5 years, really. Good for him if he has,” Shay, 37, mentioned with shock in the course of the Friday, October 27, episode of her “Scheananigans” podcast.
Taylor shared perception into his revenue on season 1 of E!’s Home of Villains. Whereas talking with Love Is Blind‘s Shake Chatterjee, the Vanderpump Guidelines alum, 44, mentioned discovering success after leaving actuality TV behind.
“I’ve made about most likely $450,000 on Cameo alone,” Taylor revealed on the October 19 episode of the truth competitors whereas talking about life after his exit from Bravo in 2020. (Cameo is an internet service which permits followers to request customized video messages from celebrities for a payment that may vary from $1 to $15,000.)
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Taylor additionally praised his spouse, Brittany Cartwright, for hustling with model offers, including, “My spouse makes some huge cash. She simply received a $2 million job from Jenny Craig. My spouse crushes it.”
Cartwright, 34, later referred to as out Taylor’s feedback after watching his dialog with Chatterjee, 36, unfold on display screen.
“What on the planet sort of technique did you suppose you had been doing by telling individuals that you simply had been making good cash doing various things and that your spouse had offers? I used to be mortified,” she mentioned on their “When Actuality Hits” podcast on October 20.
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Taylor defended his determination by telling Cartwright that he was attempting to make use of his expertise as a lesson for Chatterjee.
“I used to be making pals there and this Shake man — he’s new to actuality TV and he was attempting to determine tips on how to monetize the state of affairs. I used to be attempting to present examples on what you may make,” he famous. “I’ve been on this for a very long time and I want I had somebody like me sharing tips on how to get offers and tips on how to use Cameo and tips on how to make extra cash.”
Taylor maintained he “wasn’t attempting to brag” about his success. “I labored my ass off for the final 10 to fifteen years to have what I’ve now. I wasn’t given something. I labored laborious,” he concluded. “You possibly can’t simply have the present cash, you want different issues.”
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Throughout Friday’s podcast, Shay’s buddy Janet Elizabeth questioned whether or not Taylor was telling the reality. Shay subsequently admitted she hasn’t seen the identical stage of success for herself up to now.
“I upped my worth to be in keeping with Jax and James [Kennedy] as a result of I was $75 [per video], after which I noticed James was $100, so I did mine at $99. I believe proper now I’m at $199 as a result of I noticed Jax and James had been at $200,” Shay recalled. “I used to be like, ‘I can’t be placing mine out for $99 in case you guys are doing $200.’”
The associated fee breakdown led Elizabeth to imagine Taylor was “exaggerating just a little bit,” as she added, “He must be doing 15 Cameos a day at 7 days every week.”
