Fawlty Towers star John Cleese, 80, charging fans £249 a time for insult-filled video messages
JOHN Cleese is charging fans £249 for insult-filled video messages.
The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star, 80, has become a huge hit on the video messaging site Cameo.
He jokingly tells fans that they must stump up more money if they want him to record a nice message.
Cleese says: “I can be sweet, loving and sympathetic if that’s what you really want but I charge more for that because it’s so f****** boring.”
One delighted fan left a review on the website that said: “I have never been so insulted in my entire life!
“Thanks John!”
Video-messaging is Cleese’s latest money-making scheme in the wake of a divorce from third wife Alyce Eichelberger that cost him an estimated £12million.
The comic actor, reported to still be worth £15million, claims he has been trying to repair the financial damage for more than a decade.
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In 2014 he starred in an advert for a budget online shopping website called Takealot.
He also appeared in Austrian TV adverts and an Israeli campaign for chocolate hazelnut spread.
Cleese also sold part of his art collection for £450,000.
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