I starred in the Harry Potter movies – this is how much I got paid as an extra

THE main child stars of the Harry Potter films are now world famous and have earned millions from the franchise.

But how much did the extras get paid?

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According to Samantha Clinch, who started out as an extra and later landed the role of Hogwarts student Eloise Midgen, she has spoken candidly about her experiences.

It turns out the extras weren’t leading as many golden galleons as you might think.

On her @samanthaclinch On her TikTok account, she shared: “Okay, let’s talk about how much we got paid as extras for the Harry Potter movies and how much I got paid when I became Eloise Midgeon.

“There was a big jump, a big jump in cash.

“For comparison, in The Goblet of Fire Daniel Radcliffe was paid $11 million, which is nine and a half million pounds.”

Samantha claimed that she would be filming twelve hours a day as an extra, with shooting starting at five in the morning.

She continued: “We were called in for breakfast at 5am and had to be in the waiting area outside the set, and then we left during rush hour, on the bus, in heavy, heavy traffic.

“Are you prepared for how much we were paid? £35 a day, £35.

“That’s £2.91 an hour.”

Samantha later landed the role of Eloise Midgen, a Gryffindor student who was named for her acne.

The child actress continued: “When I got the role of Eloise Midgen, I honestly didn’t know how that day, when I started acting, would change for me and my bank account.

“We used to earn, like my friends, modest extras, £35 a day, £2.91 an hour.

“When I got this part I was getting £70 a day. They doubled it, they just doubled it.

“But honestly, getting paid £2.91 an hour isn’t that bad if you look at the bigger picture.

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“And there’s a constant flow of food – it’s kind of an all-inclusive!

“Seriously, the amount of Squares bars and icing buns we ate was at least £15 a day, minimum.”

But what did she spend her Harry Potter earnings on, you might wonder?

Samantha revealed she had bought a bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier’s Classique perfume, adding: “Incredible, nostalgia in a bottle. It takes me back in time.”

The actress who starred in the 2005 film, alongside Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, revealed what it was like to film the movies.

The brunette beauty shared her insights on social media, explaining: “What it was really like going to school at Hogwarts – the food, the friends, the freezing temperatures.”

She said: “A question I get asked a lot is, ‘Is it fun?’

“I don’t know how to express how much time I spent filming these movies.

“To set the scene: I was 13 years old, I was going to a part-time drama school and we all got called up and you found out you were going to be in this amazing movie. filmand it’s all about witches and wizards.

“You show up, you get your coat, your house, you find out where you are, and then the next You know, you’re sitting there with the Patil twins, next to Ginny, and we’re all having breakfast in the Great Hall.

“It was truly the most incredible time of my life.

“We actually ate a lot of our meals at this table.

“There was always a big emphasis on stealing things. They would say something like, ‘If you get caught with a fork, you’re fired.’

“I remember there was a boy who put a fork in his pocket. He never came back.”

Many social media users expressed their jealousy over Samantha’s role in the comments.

Someone said, “This was my dream, I’m so jealous.”

Another added: “As a kid I would have loved this, as an adult I find it so cute to imagine kids sitting around in dressing gowns eating Squares.”