Jeannie Mai receives income from a number of sources
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Jeannie Mai began her career as a makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics, working on a variety of A-list clients (per BET). She went on to host entertainment shows on local channels and smaller cable networks before landing bigger gigs as a correspondent for programs such as The Biggest Loser, Extra TV, and the Miss Universe pageant. Then in 2013, she was offered a spot on The Real, a talk show notable for its diverse set of hosts. According to Showbiz CheatSheet, Tamera Mowry-Housley earns the biggest paycheck of the group, with the rest bringing in somewhere between $200,000 and $950,000 annually.
However, Mai has other sources of income, including her Hello Hunnay YouTube channel and its merch; her work as a brand ambassador for such companies as Straight Talk and Fabletics; and her appearance on DWTS, whose contestants earn a minimum of $125,000 for starters, and more for each week that they remain in the running for the mirrorball trophy (via Variety). Her assets also include the $1.2 million home she was awarded in her divorce from first husband Freddy Harteis (via The Blast). All that combines to put the celeb stylist’s net worth at somewhere between $2 and $4 million (per CheatSheet and Celebrity Net Worth). In other words, Jeannie Mai can afford to buy all the vowels she likes, thank you very much.
Here’s How Much Jeannie Mai Is Really Worth
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Is she an unrepentant vowel-buyer, or a superplayer who can guess a 10-word puzzle with only two Ts and a W showing on the board? Viewers will soon find out when Jeannie Mai appears on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. Her episode — airing Jan. 21, 2021 (and re-running on the 23rd, per Disney Entertainment) — will pit her against SNL’s Rob Riggle and Unreal’s Joe Tessitore.
The celeb version of everyone’s favorite game of Hangman began running earlier this month, and in a first for the show, it’s airing in primetime. Host Pat Sajak recently admitted to ABC7 that unlike regular folks, who have to pass a battery of tests to get on the show, “our celebrities are picked based on their celebrityhood more than anything else.” This marks a triumphant competition comeback for Mai, the makeup artist-turned-cohost of The Real. She had been going strong on last fall’s Dancing With the Stars when she suddenly developed a life-threatening case of epiglottis that sent her off the dance floor and into the hospital (per People). Celebrity Wheel of Fortune players are guaranteed to come away with at least $30,000 (via Laughing Place), so even if Mai doesn’t land on the coveted $1 million card, she’ll still be able to donate a nice chunk of change to the charity, No Kid Hungry. It’s long been a tradition on celeb versions of game shows for players to select a worthy organization to receive their winnings, since it’s assumed they don’t really need the cash themselves. Mai is certainly no exception.
The celeb version of everyone’s favorite game of Hangman began running earlier this month, and in a first for the show, it’s airing in primetime. Host Pat Sajak recently admitted to ABC7 that unlike regular folks, who have to pass a battery of tests to get on the show, “our celebrities are picked based on their celebrityhood more than anything else.”
This marks a triumphant competition comeback for Mai, the makeup artist-turned-cohost of The Real. She had been going strong on last fall’s Dancing With the Stars when she suddenly developed a life-threatening case of epiglottis that sent her off the dance floor and into the hospital (per People).
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune players are guaranteed to come away with at least $30,000 (via Laughing Place), so even if Mai doesn’t land on the coveted $1 million card, she’ll still be able to donate a nice chunk of change to the charity, No Kid Hungry. It’s long been a tradition on celeb versions of game shows for players to select a worthy organization to receive their winnings, since it’s assumed they don’t really need the cash themselves. Mai is certainly no exception.
Jeannie Mai receives income from a number of sources
Craig Barritt/Getty Images
Jeannie Mai began her career as a makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics, working on a variety of A-list clients (per BET). She went on to host entertainment shows on local channels and smaller cable networks before landing bigger gigs as a correspondent for programs such as The Biggest Loser, Extra TV, and the Miss Universe pageant. Then in 2013, she was offered a spot on The Real, a talk show notable for its diverse set of hosts. According to Showbiz CheatSheet, Tamera Mowry-Housley earns the biggest paycheck of the group, with the rest bringing in somewhere between $200,000 and $950,000 annually.
However, Mai has other sources of income, including her Hello Hunnay YouTube channel and its merch; her work as a brand ambassador for such companies as Straight Talk and Fabletics; and her appearance on DWTS, whose contestants earn a minimum of $125,000 for starters, and more for each week that they remain in the running for the mirrorball trophy (via Variety). Her assets also include the $1.2 million home she was awarded in her divorce from first husband Freddy Harteis (via The Blast). All that combines to put the celeb stylist’s net worth at somewhere between $2 and $4 million (per CheatSheet and Celebrity Net Worth). In other words, Jeannie Mai can afford to buy all the vowels she likes, thank you very much.
However, Mai has other sources of income, including her Hello Hunnay YouTube channel and its merch; her work as a brand ambassador for such companies as Straight Talk and Fabletics; and her appearance on DWTS, whose contestants earn a minimum of $125,000 for starters, and more for each week that they remain in the running for the mirrorball trophy (via Variety). Her assets also include the $1.2 million home she was awarded in her divorce from first husband Freddy Harteis (via The Blast).
All that combines to put the celeb stylist’s net worth at somewhere between $2 and $4 million (per CheatSheet and Celebrity Net Worth). In other words, Jeannie Mai can afford to buy all the vowels she likes, thank you very much.
