Hey guys!
In one of our previous videos we have talked about how much money do 90 day fiance cast members make
for their participation on the show
and today we will take a look at the cast’s earnings from Cameo.
We will be talking about Usman AKA SojaBoy claiming that he’s a multi-millionaire,
who became a real millionaire thanks to 90 day fiance
and Stephanie from 90 Day: the Single Life having a heart attack due to excessive farting.
Cameo is an online platform, as well as a mobile app, that allows celebrities to send personalized video messages to fans.
Cameo videos, or Cameos, are usually ordered by one’s friends or family for birthdays and other joyous occasions.
Since its inception in 2016 the platform attracted tens of thousands of celebrities.
90 day fiancé cast members often advertise that they are doing Cameos,
but the amount of money they make ranges significantly
and we will talk about exactly how much they make shortly
As we mentioned in the previous video,
the earnings the cast members receive from the network for their participation on the show are nothing to write home about,
as most of the cast members report income of less than $20,000 gross per season [per couple].
According to Stephanie Davison from 90 day fiance season 8,
the cast members are encouraged to create Cameo accounts to make money from their appearances on the show
The price of a single cameo varies - from around $15 per video to $125 for Angela Deem or Darcey & Stacey.
Roughly 75% of the listed price is paid to the creator, while the remainder goes to the platform.
For orders placed on IOS devices on Cameo app
the cast members would receive 45% of the listed price, due to 30% App Store fee and 25% Cameo fee.
In the Cameos ordered by fans the 90 day fiancé cast members often use their iconic phrases from the show,
such as “keep your eye on the prize” from Darcey
or Usman singing his hit song “I love you“
The artist currently charges $50 for a personal use video on his Cameo account, and $500 for business use.
While some fans were wondering how come self-proclaimed international superstar and “King Africa”
can sing the same song in every cameo for two years straight already,
the Nigerian local talent posted a photo to his social media to prove that it's worth it.
In the allеged screenshot from his cameo account Usman boasts zero dollars in his balance,
but in all time income section his income is stated as $52 million dollars.
Some fans presumed that perhaps the income is displayed in Nigerian currency,
which would convert to $120,000.
However, that figure is still impressive, especially comparing to the average Nigerian salary.
“Good Morning World and Happy New Year,” 32-year-old SojaBoy captioned the screenshot while reflecting on his blessings.
“I don’t wana talk much I’m just here to say thanks to @chrissyteigen , thanks to @tlc , thanks to @cameo
and thanks to all my fans that made me rich in just 2 years."
Usman then proceeded to encourage his fans to purchase more Cameos
Looking at the screenshot there are certain doubts as to its authenticity,
seeing the weird placement of a button next to the income stated.
A lot of fans believe that the figure might be photoshopped.
Fans are skeptical that Usman makes a lot of money,
seeing how happy he was when his potential girlfriend Kimberly gifted him a MacBook Pro and PlayStation 5.
A Reddit user who claims to have worked at Cameo provided the following figures for 90 day fiancé cast members Cameo income
Darcey allеgedly raked in $152.000
By comparison, her ex-boyfriend Tom only made $19.089
The 90 day fiance's "it couple", Jovi and Yara each made less than $9,000
According to the user, SojaBoy’s income was closer to $20,000.
Usman himself previously admitted that he built a house in his native town.
According to the Nigerian aspiring talent, he made $30,000 by January 2021 from Cameo and he used those funds to build his house.
Therefore, it is highly unlikely he made triple his income throughout 2021 considering he wasn’t on the show during that year.
Moreover, in 2020 Usman and his then-wife Lisa had a very public feud over $26,000 he made on Cameo.
Usman now 32 years old, was 29 when he proposed to Pennsylvania’s 53-year-old Lisa
nine months after meeting her online.
Lisa and Usman married in Nigeria on August 30, 2019.
By December 2020, the musician revealed they were no longer together and he served her divorce papers.
Meanwhile, Lisa accused Usman of using her to become a part of 90 Day Fiancé and promote his music career.
Lisa also accused him of posing a romance scam.
On the other hand, Usman claimed it was Lisa doing the scamming,
as she was withholding a $26,000 check from his work on Cameo from him.
Lisa now claims she wired the money back, while Usman still claims she has not.
Interestingly, the couple is actually still legally married in Nigeria as confirmed by Lisa
Angela on "90 day bares all" scolded Usman for being a “scammer”
when he admitted he’s doing well financially and was able to set up a professional recording studio.
The redditor who leaked the salaries claims that there is even a cast member who made a million dollars from Cameo
According to the Reddit User, Big Ed made just a shy of million dollars gross from Cameo
After Cameo's cut he made over $600,000
Big Ed charges from $80 to $100 on Cameo and has over 2,000 reviews.
Bear in mind that actually not everyone leaves a review when they purchase a cameo, so actually the figure might be accurate.
It’s possible that 90 day fiancé’s David and Annie made even more money on Cameo
seeing that they were in top-10 earners on the whole platform, while Big Ed was not.
An interesting fact is that making videos is not the only way to make money on Cameo.
If you refer somebody to sign up for cameo you will earn 5% cut on that creator’s lifetime earnings.
According to the rumors, David contacts all the new cast members and asks to use his referral link to sign up,
thus making a chunk of everyone’s earnings.
Next on we will talk about Stephanie from the current season of 90 Day: The Single Life.
We previously talked about her whole career starting from being on TV and YouTube
to making thousands of dollars per months from OF and most recently selling fаrts.
Since then the news about Stephanie and her fаrt jars have exploded online.
Numerous huge media outlets have reported on Stephanie’s unconventional gig and making $45,000 in one week selling fаrts.
Even the outlets and bloggers who have nothing to do with 90 day fiance have covered that story.
For example, a YouTube penguinz0 with almost 10 million viewers made a video on Stephanie selling fаrts.
When Stephanie first posted about fаrts in the jar she advertised them as being 50% off,
with the initial price being $1,000 reduced to $500 a jar.
She also posted some screenshots that show receiving a few transactions for $500,
however those are mixed with smaller amounts as well,
leading us to believe she might have been showing her total income from selling both fаrts
and аdult content such as pictures and videos on her unfiltered platform.
One of the people who allеgedly bought two fаrt jars complained on social media
that they didn’t smell and Stephanie asked them to contact support.
Stephanie denied using fаrt spray and said she had been on a high fiber diet to be gassier
Stephanie recently posted a TikTok where she said she was thinking about “retiring” from selling fаrts.
Surely, a couple of days later the Daily Mail published an article
that stated that Stephanie had a heart attack symptoms from fаrting to much.
Quote from the Daily Mail
A former reality star who made $200,000 from fаrting in jars and selling her wind to fans has announced her retirement,
after she was rushed to hospital for squeezing out one too many.
Steph, 31, from Connecticut, recently found herself in the emergency room after experiencing shooting pains in her chest.
Concerned doctors performed blood tests and an EKG
but later told the 90 Day Fiancé star that the symptoms were actually caused by excess gas from her frequent diet of beans, eggs, and banana protein shakes.
The article apparently contained a few incorrect details.
Firstly, Stephanie is not a former reality star, as she’s very much still on TV.
Secondly, the pictures showing Stephanie in the hospital were taken years ago - when Stephanie was sick with aplastic anemia.
Those pictures were featured on 90 day fiance in 2020.
Following the Daily Mail lots of different news outlets and gossip sites posted about Stephanie’s heart attack scare
Some articles even specify that Stephanie would be fаrting 97 times a day due to her diet
Stephanie was very active on social media recently posting about her Fаrts in the Jar NFTs that she’s going to sell.
Stephanie had been actively promoting the digital assets for sale.
Not once did Stephanie mention she was hospitalized.
Moreover, she was posting some photos with an apparent photoshop, such as this one, where her toe is unnaturally big.
Many fans concluded that even this was a publicity stunt.
With her selling fаrts in the jars Stephanie accidentally made headlines around the world - from the U.S. to Australia and India.
She might have realized there is no such thing as bad publicity and pictures with bad photoshop are often going viral as well.
They were seen by thousands of people on InstagramReality subreddit alone.
Do you think there should be a line when it comes to obtaining free publicity?
And do you believe Stephanie indeed was hospitalized due to excessive gasses?
Please let me know your thoughts in the comments.
Thank you so much for watching!