This is highest-paid contestant in Bigg Boss ever, not Shweta Tiwari, Sidharth Shukla

Bigg Boss season 18 has just kick started and fans are quite excited for the same. Vivian Dsena, Esha Singh, Karanvir Mehra, Nyra Banerjee, Muskaan Bamne, Alice Kaushik, Chahat Pandey, Shilpa Shirodkar, Advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, Rajat Dalal, Tajinder Singh Bagga, and Chum Darang have participated in Salman Khan's reality show.

Bigg Boss season 1 winner Rahul Roy took home a cash prize of Rs 1 crore, while Ashutosh Kaushik who won season 2 got Rs 1 crore. Bigg Boss season 3 winner Vindu Dara Singh received Rs 1 crore as prize money and Shweta Tiwari won Bigg Boss 4 trophy got Rs 1 crore. Juhi Parmar won the fifth season and won Rs 1 crore. According to a report from DNAindia.com, Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson who participated in Bigg Boss received Rs 2.5 crore for her three-day stay inside the house. Bigg Boss 9, actress Rimi Sen reportedly got Rs 2 crore and wrestler The Great Khali charged Rs 50 lakh for each week. Did you know, cricketer Sreesanth also earned Rs 50 lakh per week.

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Moreover, Bigg Boss season 6 winner Urvashi Dholakia got Rs 50 lakh and Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde got Rs 44 lakh. In season 12, Dipika Kakar earned Rs 30 lakh and late actor Sidharth Shukla secured Rs 50 lakh after he won Bigg Boss 13. Bigg Boss 14's winner Rubina Dilaik won Rs 36 lakh.