Overview

• Speaking on Tim Gabel’s YouTube podcast, Pooth said top performers only command €20,000 to €40,000 per evening after decades of career building.
• Pooth criticized the TV industry’s opaque pay practices, noting that performers lack salary benchmarks to assess their market value.
• She explained that television personalities must act as their own managers, lawyers and tax advisors, shouldering responsibility for all negotiations and finances.
• Pooth emphasized that high appearance fees result from long-term planning and strategic self-promotion rather than a single breakthrough moment.
• She continues to host Joyn’s reality series "Villa der Versuchung," underscoring her enduring influence in German television.