These are the top 15 highest paid BBC stars
These are the top 15 earners of the BBC in 2019-2020. Not all earnings have been published - for example, Zoe Ball's earnings for Strictly: It Takes Two are not included because the programme is produced by BBC Studios, which is classed as a commercial entity.
5. Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards is a journalist, presenter and newsreader. He presents the BBC News at Ten, which is the BBC’s flagship news broadcast. He earned between 465,000- 469,999 GBP Photo: Chris Jackson
6. Fiona Bruce
Fiona Bruce is a journalist, newsreader and TV presenter. She joined the BBC in 1989 as a researcher for Panorama and went on to become the first female newsreader on the BBC News at Ten, as well as other programmes such as Crimewatch and Question Time. She earned between 450,000 - 454,999 GBP Photo: Shutterstock
7. Vanessa Feltz
Vanessa Feltz currently presents the early morning radio show on BBC Radio 2 and the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio London, as well as regularly sitting in for Sara Cox and for Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2. She earned between 405,000 - 409,999 GBP Photo: Jeff Spicer
8. Lauren Laverne
Lauren Laverne presents breakfast radio show BBC Radio 6 Music, and took over as the host of Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs in September 2018. She also previously presented TV programmes such as 10 O’Clock Live and The Culture Show. She earned between 395,000 - 399,999 GBP Photo: Eamonn M. McCormack